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General
Information
Pekah , in the Bible, king of
Israel. He was a general under King Pekahiah and murdered him for the
throne. As the head of an anti-Assyrian coalition, he went to war with
Ahaz of Judah. Ahaz requested and received help from Tiglath-pileser
III, and as a result Pekah lost the northern and eastern parts of his
kingdom to Assyria. His successor was Hoshea.
Archaeological
Evidence
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Tiglath-Pileser III records in an annalistic
text that he overturned Pekah. (SOURCE) |
| (2) |
Pottery jar at Hazor from the time of Pekah is
inscribed with name APekah.@
(SOURCE) |
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