Rezeph
Rezeph (Biblical Place • 35.950°N, 39.017°E): ~; from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resafa. Referenced in 2 Kgs 19:12 , Isa 37:12 . It is closely linked with Isaiah 37 ( Isaiah • Chapter 37 (38 verses)): And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim , who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto ... Mentions: Hezekiah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Judah , Haran , Assyria , Libnah 1 , Lachish , Ethiopia , Jerusalem .
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Perez (Generation 24 • Messianic Line • Child of Judah ): ( Genesis 38:29 , Genesis 46:12 , Numbers 26:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:4 , 1 Chronicles 4:1 ) Perez was the twin brother of Zerah . ( Genesis 38:29-30 ) (mentioned in Genesis 38 , Genesis 46 , Numbers 26 ) Jephunneh (Generation 25 • Child of Shelah ): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah. (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 28 , Numbers 13 ) Reu (Generation 16 • Messianic Line • Child of Peleg ): Reu is a biblical figure in Generation 16 of the Messianic Line, child of Peleg , parent of Serug . ( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:24-25 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:20-21 ) (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Resheph (Generation 26 • Child of Beriah ): Resheph is a biblical figure in Generation 26, child of Beriah . ( 1 Chronicles 7:25 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Rezeph (~; from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resafa. Referenced in 2 Kgs 19:12 , Isa 37:12 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Isaiah 37:12 : "Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan , and Haran , and Rezeph , and the children of Eden which were in Telassar ?"; 2 Kings 19:12 : "Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan , and Haran , and Rezeph , and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?"; 2 Kings 16:5 : "Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz , but could not overcome him.". Related canonical books and chapters: Isaiah 37 ( Isaiah • Chapter 37 (38 verses)), 2 Kings 19 ( 2 Kings • Chapter 19 (37 verses)), Zephaniah (Old Testament • 3 Chapters).