IsaiahSmith's Bible Dictionary
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Isaiah, the prophet, son of Amoz. The Hebrew name signifies Salvation of
Jahu (a shortened form of Jehovah). He prophesied concerning
Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah,
kings of Judah, Isa_1:1,
covering probably 758 to 698 B.C. He was married and had two sons.
Rabbinical tradition says that Isaiah, when 90 years old, was sawn
asunder in the trunk of a carob tree by order of Manasseh, to which, it
is supposed, that reference is made in
Heb_11:37.
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| Taken from: Smith's Bible Dictionary by Dr. William Smith (1884) | |