Hezekiah or Jehizkiah = "Jehovah has made strong"<OL TYPE="1"><LI>son of king Ahaz by Abi or Abijah and the 12th king of Judah; his reign was characterised by his godly conduct; reigned for 29 years<LI>head of a family of returning exiles in the time of Nehemiah<LI>an Ephraimite in the time of Ahaz</OL>