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Uzziah Tablet Inscription
In 1931 the Uzziah Tablet was discovered in 1931 Jerusalem by Professor E.L. Sukenik of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He noticed an artifact at a Russian convent located on the Mount of Olives. The inscription on the tablet is translated, "Hither were brought the bones of Uzziah, king of Judah. Not to be opened."
Uzziah was the 11th king of Judah and he lived during a time when Assyria and Egypt were in sort of a decline. He was able to bring great prosperity to the land, and to restore much of the glory of Judah. Uzziah reestablished the port at the northern head of the Red Sea known as Ezion-geber. He also brought control to the trade markets, and brought into subjectio n some of the former enemies, Edom, Philistia, and Arabia. He initiated many building projects, and he brought security into the nation. But according to the Bible Uzziah allowed his pride to lead him into burning incense in the Temple, which only the priests were authorized to do, and he was struck with leprosy for this sin. He retired from public life and gave control of his kingdom into the hands of a son Jotham. It is interesting that Isaiah chapter 6 reveals Isaiah's vision of the Lord on his throne, that this was during the time King Uzziah had died. It is as though God wanted to reveal the message to his people that even though Uzziah had died and things seemed out of control, God was still on his throne. Isaiah 6:1 "In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple." The Bible mentions Uzziah or Azariah as the king of the southern kingdom of Judah in 2 Kings 15. The Uzziah Tablet Inscription is a stone tablet (35 cm high x 34 cm wide x 6 cm deep) with letters inscribed in ancient Hebrew text with an Aramaic style of writing, which dates to around 30-70 AD. The text reveals the burial site of Uzziah of Judah, who died in 747 BC. The inscription on the ossuary tombstone reads: "The bones of Uzziah, King of Judah, rest here ... Do not open!" The Uzziah Tablet Inscription was discovered in Jerusalem in 1931 by Professor. E. I. Sukenik of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is now in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The Uzziah Tablet is an important discovery in the study of Biblical Archaeology because it mentions one of the kings of Judah, and the Jewish authorities would not have crafted such a piece unless there was an original work to draw from. It is interesting that the Tiglath-pileser inscription mentions Uzziah four times (Azariah the Judean). Tiglath-pileser was the Assyrian ruler who deported the Jews of the northern kingdom of Israel away into captivity. In 1931 an archeological find, now known as the Uzziah Tablet, was discovered by Professor E.L. Sukenik of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He came across the artifact in a Russian convent collection from the Mount of Olives. The origin of the tablet previous to this remains unknown and was not documented by the convent. The inscription on the tablet is written in ancient Hebrew with an Aramaic style. This style is dated to around AD 30-70, around 700 years after the supposed death of Uzziah of 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles. Nevertheless the inscription is translated, "Hither were brought the bones of Uzziah, king of Judah. Not to be opened." It is open to debate whether this tablet really was part of the tomb of King Uzziah or simply a later creation. It may be that there was a later reburial of Uzziah here after the Second Temple Period. [Wikipedia] Uzziah (strength of Jehovah). King of Judah B.C. 809-8 to 757-6. In some passages his name appears in the lengthened form Azariah: After the murder of Amaziah, his son Uzziah was chosen by the people, at the age of sixteen, to occupy the vacant throne; and for the greater part of his long reign of fifty-two years he lived in the fear of God, and showed himself a wise, active and pious ruler. He never deserted the worship of the true God, and was much influenced by Zechariah, a prophet who is mentioned only in connection with him. 2Ch 26:5 So the southern kingdom was raised to a condition of prosperity which it had not known since the death of Solomon. The end of Uzziah was less prosperous than his beginning. Elated with his splendid career, he determined to burn incense on the altar of God, but was opposed by the high priest Azariah and eighty others. See Ex 30:7,8; Nu 16:40; 18:7 The king was enraged at their resistance, and, as he pressed forward with his censer was suddenly smitten with leprosy. This lawless attempt to burn incense was the only exception to the excellence of his administration. 2Ch 27:2 Uzziah was buried "with his fathers," yet apparently not actually in the royal sepulchres. 2Ch 26:23 During his reign a great earthquake occurred. Am 1:1; Zec 14:5 [Smith's Bible Dictionary] Kings of the Bible
David
The Kings of Israel (all wicked) Jeroboam I (933-911 BC) twenty-two years Nadab (911-910) two years Baasha (910-887) twenty-four years Elah (887-886) two years Zimri (886) seven days Omri (886-875) twelve years Ahab (875-854) twenty-two years Ahaziah (855-854) two years Jehoram (Joram) (854-843) twelve years Jehu (843-816) twenty-eight years Jehoahaz (820-804) seventeen years Jehoash (Joash) (806-790) sixteen years Jeroboam II (790-749) forty-one years Zechariah' (748) six months Shallum (748) one month Menahem (748-738) ten years Pekahiah (738-736) two years Pekah (748-730) twenty years Hoshea (730-721) nine years
The Kings of Judah (8 were good) Rehoboam (933-916 BC) seventeen years Abijam (915-913) three years Asa (Good) (912-872) forty-one years Jehoshaphat (Good) (874-850) twenty-five years Jehoram (850-843) eight years Ahaziah (843) one year Athaliah (843-837) six years Joash (Good) (843-803) forty years Amaziah (Good) (803-775) 29 years Azariah (Uzziah) (Good) (787-735) fifty-two years Jotham (Good) (749-734) sixteen years Ahaz (741-726) sixteen years Hezekiah (Good) (726-697) 29 years Manasseh (697-642) fifty-five years Amon (641-640) two years Josiah (Good) (639-608) thirty-one years Jehoahaz (608) three months Jehoiachim (608-597) eleven years Jehoiachin (597) three months Zedekiah (597-586) eleven years
Some Scriptures mentioning the name "Uzziah"
Nehemiah
11:4 - And at Jerusalem dwelt [certain] of the children of
Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah;
Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the
son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the
children of Perez;
Related Pages: UZZIAH; (AZARIAH) in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE Uzziah - Biblical Definition of Uzziah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary Uzziah - Meaning of Uzziah in Smiths Bible Dictionary Uzziah - Biblical Meaning of Uzziah in Eastons Bible Dictionary UZZIAH in Naves Topical Bible (Bible History Online) Map of the Nations Defeated by King David Messiah had to be born from the House of David David in Easton's Bible Dictionary Map of the Kingdom of David and Solomon Solomon in Smith's Bible Dictionary Solomon's Temple in Easton's Bible Dictionary Beersheba in the ISBE Bible Encyclopedia Biblical Definition of Beersheba Altar - Background Bible Study Altar in Smith's Bible Dictionary Altar in the ISBE Bible Encyclopedia Israel - The Center of the Ancient World Israel - Archaeology Links and Resources The Destruction of Israel in the Old Testament Archaeological Resources - Israel
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