Hilkiah

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Hilkiah is a biblical figure known as the father of the prophet Jeremiah and, in some traditions, identified with the high priest who discovered the Book of the Law in the Temple.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Hilkiah canonical 2
High Priest Hilkiah 1
Hilkiah the high priest 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
person
associatedEvent Josiah’s religious reform
associatedPlace Anathoth
associatedText Book of the Law
category Biblical Jeremiah family member
Jewish priest
Old Testament person
child Jeremiah
contemporaryOf Jeremiah
King Josiah of Judah
linked to: Josiah
describedAs father of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah
floruit late 7th century BCE
givenName Hilkiah
highPriestRoleTradition discoverer of the Book of the Law in the Temple
identificationStatus traditionally but not universally identified with the high priest of Josiah’s reform
languageContext Biblical Hebrew
linked to: Hebrew
mentionedIn Book of 2 Chronicles
linked to: 2 Chronicles

Book of 2 Kings
Book of Jeremiah
nameMeaning Yahweh is my portion
occupation priest
religiousRole priest in Anathoth
religiousSignificance linked to preservation of the Torah in some traditions
religiousText Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
religiousTradition Judaism
roleInTradition father of the prophet Jeremiah
scripturalGenealogy father of Jeremiah the prophet
sometimesIdentifiedWith Hilkiah the high priest
linked to: Hilkiah
sourceForBookDiscovery 2 Chronicles 34
linked to: 2 Chronicles

2 Kings 22
sourceForFatherhood Jeremiah 1:1
tribe Tribe of Benjamin

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jeremiah father Hilkiah
Huldah associatedWith High Priest Hilkiah
linked to: Hilkiah
Hilkiah givenName Hilkiah
Hilkiah sometimesIdentifiedWith Hilkiah the high priest
linked to: Hilkiah