Bible Person

Hezekiah

Meaning: strength of the Lord · Male · 2 cross references

This Hezekiah entry refers to the returnee family or house-name listed in Ezra and Nehemiah, not to King Hezekiah of Judah. It belongs to the family-based restoration of the post-exilic community. First appears in Ezra 2:16.1

AI summary: This Hezekiah matters because the cross references place the name among the households returning to rebuild life in Judah after exile. Even when a name is better known from royal history, here it functions as a family marker within the broader communal restoration. Taken together, the material presents this Hezekiah as a returnee house contributing to the social recovery of the restored community.1

Central Figure

Hezekiah

Meaning: strength of the Lord