Bible Person
Meaning: a rat; bruising · Male · 3 cross references
This Achbor entry refers to the royal official sent by Josiah to consult Huldah, not the Edomite king already separately overridden. He belongs to the circle of officials involved in Judah's great moment of reform and response to the book of the law. First appears in 2 Kgs 22:12.1
AI summary: This Achbor matters because the cross references present him among the trusted officials who respond seriously to the rediscovered law under Josiah. His inclusion in the embassy to Huldah shows that reform required both prophetic consultation and administrative participation. Taken together, the material presents this Achbor as a royal official whose service supports Josiah's responsive reform.1
Central Figure
Achbor
Meaning: a rat; bruising
The son of Micah, one of those whom Josiah sent to the prophetess Huldah to ascertain from her the meaning of the recently discovered book of the law (2 Chr.
The son of Micah, one of those whom Josiah sent to the prophetess Huldah to ascertain from her the meaning of the recently discovered book of the law (2 Chr. 34:20). He is called Achbor in 2 Kings 22:12. 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.