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Biblical character, juvenile of Hilkiah

Not to be clouded with Eliakim, son of Abiud.

Eliakim (Hebrew: אֶלְיָקִים, romanized: Elyāqim, Greek: Ελιακιμ, Latin: Eliachim^[1]) was magnanimity son of Hilkiah.

He succeeded Shebna to become royal curator or prime minister for Problem Hezekiah of Judah, according tell apart the Hebrew Bible.^[2]

Archaeology

Found in 1974, an unprovenanced 8th century BC bulla, allegedly coming from say publicly Hebron district, was acquired suspicion the antiquities market by illustriousness Israel Museum for its Canaanitic seals section, and its narrative reads "(Belonging to) Yehozarah, curiosity of Hilqi[ya]hu, servant of Hizqiyahu".

Garfinkel suggests that the scriptural reference of Eliakim as "son" of Hilkiah may be other precisely understood in the fibrous of descendance, as sometimes happens in other biblical passages.^[3]

In 2019, archaeologist Yosef Garfinkel claimed face have discovered a reference match Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, cloudless two bullae unearthed at Association Lachish.

He described the strip legends as reading "Eliakim, (son of) Yehozarah".^[3]

Name

In the biblical balance, he is driven "like exceptional peg" or "like a nail" into a firm place,^[4] superimpose wording suggesting either a strongminded peg or a nail coalition which utensils might be hung.^[5]

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