A Biblical name, specifically referring to a King of Judah known for religious reforms and resisting the Assyrian Empire (ruled c. 716-687 BCE).
From Hebrew Ḥizqiyyahu (meaning 'God is my strength'), a compound of ḥiz (strength) and yahu (God); the name appears throughout the Hebrew Bible and has been used as a given name for centuries.
King Hezekiah built an underground tunnel to bring water into Jerusalem during an Assyrian siege—that tunnel still exists today and is one of the oldest engineering projects you can actually walk through.
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