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Names of Biblical People in Inscriptions and Seals

35. Hanan/Hananiah son of Hilkiah (2 Kings 22:4ff), around the time of king Jehoiakim of Judah (609-598 BC). A seal ring reads l’hnn bn hlqiyhw hkhn “Belonging to Hanan son of Hilkiyahu the priest.” Dated by epigraphy to late seventh or early sixth century BC.