ID: 901000421 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000421	Record Type: Character/Person

	Ahaz (Old Testament character)

Note: An ancestor of Christ depicted in the Tree of Jesse; King of Judah who became an Assyrian vassal (2 Kings 16; Isaiah 7–8).

Display Date: ruled 735-719 BCE

Names:

	Ahaz (Old Testament character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Ahaz (Old Testament character) (Dutch-P,D,N)
	Ahaz, King of Judah (Old Testament character) (English,U,N)
	Jehoahaz (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Achaz (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Ben-Jotham, Ahaz (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
		........<Old Testament characters> (P)
		............Ahaz (Old Testament character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Tree of Jesse
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian allegory, symbolism, theme, Themes surrounding Jesus Christ, Tree of Jesse (Christian theme)) [901000411]

	source is .... Bible, Old Testament
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Philosophy, Religion, Bible (sacred literature, Judeo-Christian), Bible, Old Testament (Biblical books, sacred texts)) [901000253]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... religious character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
	.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... king (person)
	.....(monarchs, rulers (people), people in administration and government, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	ruler of .... Judah
	.....(Israel, Asia) (TGN)

Sources:

	Ahaz (Old Testament character)
	................Rijksmuseum [online] (2000-) accessed 13 September 2012
	Ahaz, King of Judah (Old Testament character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Jehoahaz (Old Testament character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Achaz (Old Testament character)
	................Rijksmuseum [online] (2000-) accessed 13 September 2012
	Ben-Jotham, Ahaz (Old Testament character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Rijksmuseum [online] (2000-) accessed 13 September 2012
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Ahaz," accessed 28 June 2017