Hephzibah
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Hephzibah or Hepzibah (Template:IPAc-en or Template:IPAc-en; Template:Langx) is a minor figure in the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. She was the wife of Hezekiah, king of Judah (reigned Template:Circa 715 and 686 BCE), and the mother of Manasseh of Judah (reigned Template:Circa 687–643 BCE).
Biblical and rabbinic accountsEdit
Hephzibah is depicted in Template:Bibleverse. According to Rabbinic literature, Isaiah was the maternal grandfather of Manasseh.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
Symbolic nameEdit
The name Hephzibah is also used as a symbolic name for Zion following its restoration to the favor of Yahweh in Isaiah 62:4.<ref>BibleGateway.com, All the Women of the Bible, Hephzibah. Accessed 2014-04-01.</ref>