Hilkiah
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- Biblical account
- The Book of the Law
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- Azariah and Hanan, sons of Hilkiah
- Patrilineal Ancestry
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Hilkiah () was a Kohen (an Israelite priest) at the time of King Josiah (reigned c. 641–609 BCE).
==Biblical account== His name is mentioned in II Kings. He was the High Priest and is known for finding a lost copy of the Book of the Law at the Temple in Jerusalem at the time that King Josiah commanded that Solomon's Temple be refurbished according to 2 Kings 22:8. His preaching may have helped spur Josiah to return Judah to the worship of Yahweh, God of Israel.
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