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Biblical = Characters=20 Whose Existence has been confirmed from = Archaeological=20 or secular Historical=20 = Sources

NAME	BIBLICAL = EVIDENCE=20	ARCHAEOLOGICAL = EVIDENCE
Agrippa I or Herod = Agrippa	Acts 12:1 - called Herod the = King;=20 grandson of Herod the Great; King of Judea, = Persecuted=20 Christians in Jerusalem.	Josephus=20 Contemporary Roman Records=20 Coins with inscription of The Great King = Agrippa,=20 Friend of Caesar.=20 Basalt fragment of a Nabatean inscription = refers=20 to Agrippa, the King (Could be either I or = II).=20
Agrippa II	Acts 25:13 - 26:32 - Son of = Agrippa I;=20 ruler of Northern areas of Palestine; Paul = appeared=20 before him before going to Rome; Married = Bernice.	Josephus=20 Contemporary Roman records=20 Coins with likeness & inscription of = King=20 Agrippa=20 Basalt fragment (see Agrippa I above)=20 Monumental stone inscription found in = Beirut=20 mentions Herod Agrippa and Bernice. =
Ahab	1 Kings 16:28 - 8th King of = Israel; son=20 of Omri; wicked & idolatrous; married to = Jezebel.=20	Cuneiform tablets of Shalmaneser III's at = Qarqar.=20 Mesha Stela (Moabite Stone) refers to him = as=20 Omri's son=20 but does not call him by name. =
Ahasuerus	Esther 1:1 - Ahasuerus is Greek = for=20 Xerxes; King in Esther story.	Audience Hall at Persepolis has relief of = Xerxes=20 with father, Darius.=20 Palace at Persepolis portrays Xerxes on = door.=20 Clay tablet archives chronicle = his life.=20 Seals found in Egypt are = inscribed=20 Xerxes, the great king. Elephantine papyri dated by = his reign.=20 Herodotus histories =
Ahaz	2 Kings 16:2 - 12th King of = Judah; son=20 of Jotham, idolatrous; listed ins Jesus' = genealogy (Mt=20 1:9)	Cuneiform inscription of Tiglath Pileser's = campaign against Palestine (called Jehoahaz).=20 Seal with inscription belonging to Usna, = Minister=20 of Ahaz=20 Bulla with impression Ahaz (son of) Jotham = King of=20 Judah.=20
Ananias	Acts 23:2 - Jewish High Priest = who=20 opposed Paul	Josephus
Annas	Luke 3:2 - Jewish High Priest =	Josephus
Antipas	Luke 3:1 - Called Herod the = Tetrarch in=20 Bible	Josephus=20 Coins carry inscription Herod the Tetrarch = Inscription on Cos & Delos name Herod = the=20 Tetrarch.=20
Archelaus	Mat 2:22 - Also called Herod = Archelaus;=20 son of Herod the great; ruler of Judea & = Samaria=20 during Jesus' childhood.	Contemporary Histories - Dio = Cassius=20 Josephus Coins that have inscription = Ethrarch or=20 Herod or Ethrarch Herod.=20
Aretas IV	2 Cor. 11:32-33 - King at = Damascus who=20 arrested Paul	Josephus 20 inscriptions use his name = & reign=20 for dating. Inscription at Khirbet et = Tannur dates=20 setting up of alter to his 2nd year. Inscription at Madeba calls = him Ahe who = loves his=20 people. Coins with his likeness=20
Artaxerxes I, Longimanus =	Ezra 4:7 - King of Persia; = allowed Jews=20 to return to Israel.	1. Tomb of Artaxerxes known near = Persepolis.=20 2. Elephantine papyri use dates based on his=20 reign. 3. Herodutus.
Ashurbanipal	Ezra 4:10 (NIV) KJV calls his = Osapper -=20 Last Assyrian King	1. Library of cuneiform tablets = found at=20 Kuyunjik 2. Ruins of buildings with = extensive=20 sculptures at Ninevah 3. Annals of Ashurbanipal - clay = prism=20
Augustus	Luke 2:2 - Roman emperor during = birth of=20 Jesus; full name Gaius Octavius.	1. Full biography found in long = Greek=20 & Latin inscription in Ankara, Turkey 2. Inscription celebrating his=20 birthday 3. Coins 4. Statuary 5. Contemporary histories=20

Balaam	Num. 22:5 - The son of Beor; = called by=20 Balak, King of Moab, to curse Israel	An inscription found in 1967 at = a temple=20 at Deir >Alla = (Biblical=20 Succoth) contains an Aramic inscription that = contains=20 messages of doom and curses from Balaam, son of = Beor. He=20 is also called a Aseer of = the gods.=20 Inscription dated to 700 B.C.
Baalis	Jer. 40:14 - King of the = Ammonites	A seal impression found in 1984 = at Tel=20 el-Umeiri by the Andrews University excavation=20 team.
Baruch	Jer. 32:12 - Scribe of Jeremiah = the=20 prophet; son of Neriah	1. Bulla bought in Jerusalem = antiquities=20 market in 1975 2. Bulla in the collection of = Shlomo=20 Moussaieff. This bulla actually shows a = fingerprint on=20 the back.
Belshazzar	Daniel 5 - King of Babylon	Cuneiform tablet - Yale = Babylonian=20 collection
Ben Hadad I	1 Kings 15:18 - Son of = Tabrimmon, Son of=20 Hezion, King of Syria (Aram)	1. Stone monument of treaty with = King=20 Pygmalion of Tyre. 2. Stele dedicated to god, Baal = Melqart=20 found at Aleppo bears an Aramaic inscription = that=20 mentions Barhadad, son of Tabrimmon, son of = Hezion, King=20 of Aram.
Ben Hadad II (May be same = person as=20 Ben Hadad I)	1 Kings 20:1 - King of Syrian = (Aram)	Called Hadadezer in Assyrian = records=20 from 853 B.C. that records the battle of Qarqar = with=20 Shalmaneser III.
Ben Hadad III	2 Kings 13:24-25 - King of Syria = (Aram);=20 Son of Hazael	Zakir King of Hamuth relates = that=20 Barhadad, the son of Hazael, fought against = him.
Bernice	Acts 25:13 - Oldest daughter of = Herod=20 Agrippa I; accompanied brother (lover) Agrippa = II when=20 Paul appeared before him.	1. Roman records including = Suetonius and=20 Dio Cassius 2. Josephus 3. Monumental stone inscription = found in=20 Beirut mentions King Agrippa and Bernice. =

Caiaphas

Mt. 26:3 - High priest during = time of=20 Jesus

1. Josephus tells us his name = was Joseph=20 Caiaphas

2. Ossuary found in Jerusalem in = 1990 has=20 Hebrew inscription that reads AJoseph, = son of=20 Caiaphas.

Claudius

Acts 11:28; 18:2 - Roman = Emperor;=20 ordered Jews to leave Rome

1. Roman historical records by = Suetonias,=20 Orosius, Tacitus and Dio Cassius

2. Coins with his name

3. Statuary

Cyrus II or Cyrus the Great

2 Chr. 36:22 - Persian King who = founded=20 the empire; defeated Babylonians; allowed Jew to = go home=20 from captivity.

1. Inscription from Pasargadae = saying,=20 'I = am=20 Cyrus..."

2. Nabonidus Chronicle - = cuneiform=20 inscription

3. Cyrus cylinder

4. Historical records by = Herodotus and=20 Aeschylus

5. Tomb at Pasargadue in SW=20 Iran

Darius I Hystaspes or Darius the = Great	Ezra 4:5 - King of Persia	1. Behistun Rock inscription = celebrating=20 his victories over contenders to the throne 2. Copy of Behistun inscription = found on=20 papyrus at Elephantine 3. Palace & Audience Hall at = Persepolis with numerous reliefs and = inscriptions=20 portraying Darius 4. Numerous cuneiform = tablets 5. Other papyri found at=20 Elephantine
Darius the Persian	Neh. 12:22 - King of Persia, = Successor=20 of Artazerzes I	The passover Papyrus found at=20 Elephantine
David	1 Sam 16:13; 2 Sam 5:3-4 - = Second King=20 of united Israel; Killed Goliath	Stone inscription found at Tel = Dan by=20 Avraham Biran in 1993 which speaks of the King = of Israel=20 which was of the house of David.
Drusilla	Acts 24:24 - Wife of Felix; Paul = appeared before them.	1. Josephus 2. Suetonius=20 history

Eliakim	2 Kings 18:18 - Steward (palace=20 administration) of King Jehoiachin; son of = Hilkiah	Seal impression on jar handles = found at=20 Tell Beit Mirsim reading Belonging to Eliakim, = steward=20 of Yaukin (Jehoiachin).
Elishama	Jer. 36:12 - Scribe	Seal impression on bulla from = Jerusalem=20 hoard that reads Elishama, servant of the = King.
Erastus	Romans 16:13 - City treasurer of = Corinth; Convert of Paul	Latin inscription found in = Corinth says=20 that Erastus laid this pavement at his own = expense in=20 return for receiving his position in the=20 government.
Esarhaddon	2 Kings 19:37 - King of Assyria; = Son of=20 Sennacherib; Settled foreigners in Samaria	1. Stele depicting victory over = Egypt=20 & Tyre 2. Commemorative stone tablet = recounting=20 the rebuilding of Babylon 3. Cuneiform clay prism contains = annuals=20 of Esarhadden 4. Bronze plague in Louvre = depicting=20 Esarhadden and mother Nagia 5. Many other cuneiform = tablets
Evil - Merodach	2 Kings 25:27-30 - King of = Babylon; son=20 of Nebuchadnezzar, also called Amel-Marduk	1. Cuneiform tablet about the = family of=20 Nabonidus 2. Cuneiform tablet listing=20 kings

Felix

Acts 23:24 - Roman procurator = (governor)=20 of Judea under Claudius; Paul appeared before = him. Full=20 name Marcus Antonius Felix.

1. Tacitus, Suetonius = histories

2. Josephus

3. Known to have struck at least = two coins=20 but they do not bear his name.

Festus

Acts 24:27 - Roman procurator = (governor)=20 of Judea under Nero, succeeded Felix; full name = Porcius=20 Festus; Paul appeared before him appealed to = Caesar.

1. Josephus history

2. Struck at least one coin but = it bears=20 the name, of Nero, not=20 Festus

Gallio	Acts 18:12 - Proconsul of = Achaia; Paul=20 appeared before him while in Corinth. Full name = Junius=20 Gallio Annaeus; forced to commit suicide.	1. Inscription at Delphi found = in 1905 by=20 E. Bourguet in which the emperor Claudius calls = Gallio=20 his friend and proconsul of Achaia. 2. Senaca, Pliny, Dio Cassius = and=20 Suetonius.
Gamaliel	Acts 5:34 - Member of Jewish = Sanhedrin;=20 Teacher of Paul	1. Josephus 2. Mishna calls him Gamaliel the = Elder.
Gedaliah	2 Kings 25:22 - Governor of = Judah=20 appointed by Nebuchadnezzr; murdered by Jewish = royal=20 relatives.	Seal impression (bulla) found at = Lachish=20 reads "Belonging = to=20 Gedaliah", who is over the house (Administrator = of=20 palace)
Gemariah	Jer. 29:3 - Emissary from = Zedekiah to=20 Nebuchadnezzar; son of Hilkiah	Lachish Ostracon I mentions a = Gemariah=20 son of Hissilyahn
Greshem the Arab	Nehemiah 2:19 - Opposed Nehemiah = and=20 building of Jerusalem Temple	1. Silver vessel from shrine at = Tell-el - = Maskhuta with=20 Aramaic inscription stating that it was = presented by=20 Cain, son of Geshem, King of Qedar. 2. Lihyanite inscription names = Geshem=20 along with the Persian governor of=20 Dedan.

H-I

Hazael	1 Kings 19:15 - King of Aram = (Syria);=20 succeeded (murdered) Ben-Hadad II	1. Ivory inlay fragment found at = Arslan=20 Tash bears the name Hazael 2. Cuneiform inscriptions of = Shalmaneser=20 III military campaigns 3. Inscription on statue = mentions=20 Barhadad, son of Hazael.
Herod the Great	Mt. 2:1 - King of Judea	1. Coins which have inscription = Herod the=20 King 2. Great builder of many = monuments 3. Josephus 4. Inscription on column from = Sica honored=20 Herod 5. Pot sherds found at Masada - = one says=20 Herod, King of the Jews
Herod the Tetrarch	Luke 3:1 - Son of Herod the = Great; ruler=20 of Galilee & Persia during Jesus ministry; = Rebuked=20 by John the Baptist for marrying Herodias and = had him=20 killed	1. Coins simply bear name Herod = or Herod=20 the tetrarch 2. Josephus
Hezekiah	Kings 18:2 - 13th King of Judah; = dug=20 tunnel for water from Gihon Spring	1. Clay bulla in Israel Museum = bears=20 inscription, Jehozara,...servant of = Hezekiah. 2. Sennacherib records shutting = Hezekiah=20 up like a bird in Jerusalem and twice more = mentions him=20 elsewhere
Hezion	1 Kings 15:18 - Father of = Tabrimmon,=20 father of Barhadad	Stele dedicated to god Baal = Melqart=20 found at Aleppo bears an Aramaic inscription = that=20 mentions Barhadad, son of Tabrimmon, son of = Hezion
Hilkiah	2 Kings 22:8 - high priest = during=20 Josiahs reign who found scroll of Torah.	Ring with seal reads belonging = to Hanan,=20 son of Hilkiah, the priest.
Hophra	Jer. 44:30 - Pharaoh of Egypt; = 4th King=20 of 26th Dynasty; also called Wahibpre or = Apries	1. Stele records defeat of = Apries by=20 Amasis (in Cairo Museum) 2. Palace found at Memphis 3. Vase has a painting of Apries = head and=20 name in hieroglyphics 4. Stele depicts him making = offering to=20 gods.
Hoshea	2 Kings 17:1 - 20th (and last) = King of=20 Israel	1. Seal purchased at Sothebys = reads=20 Belonging to Abdi, servant of Hoshea 2. Tiglath-Pilser III records = helping=20 Hoshea come to throne.
Herodias	Mt. 14:3 - Wife of Herod Antipus = (after=20 being married to his brother); Mother of Salome = who had=20 John the Baptist beheaded	Josephus
Ishmael	2 Kings = 25:23-25	Bulla that = reads Abelonging = to=20 Ishmaael, the king's = son.
Israel = (Nation)	Exodus 5:1 - = The Old=20 Testament name for the Jewish Nation	The Israel = stele of=20 Merneotah is the earliest mention by the nation = of=20 Israel in a secular=20 source.

J-L

Jaazaniah	2 Kings 25:23 - Army = officer=20 under Gedaliah	Seal found at Mizpah = in 1932=20 bears inscription belonging to Jaazaniah, = servant of the=20 King.
James	Mark 6:3 - Brother = of Jesus	Josephus recounts = that he was=20 stoned.
Jehoahaz	2 Kings 23:31 - 17th = King of=20 Judah; son of Josiah	Seal reading belonging = to=20 Jehoahaz, the son of the King.
Jehoiachin	2 Kings 24:6 - also = called=20 Coniah; 19th ruler of Judah	1. 4 pottery handles stamped = with a seal=20 that reads belonging = to=20 Eliakim, steward of Jehoiachin. 2. Cuneiform tablets found in = Babylon=20 record rations given to Jehoiachin, King of=20 Judah.
Jehohanan	Ezra 10:6 - Son of = Eliashib,=20 the high priest	1. Elephantine = papyrus to=20 Biguai, governor of Judah, mentions Johanan, the = high=20 priest of Jerusalem.
Jehu	1 Kings 19:16 - = 11th King of=20 Israel	1. Black obelisk of Shalmaneser = III in=20 British Museum depicts Jehu bowing and tells of = the=20 tribute of Jehu, son of Omri. 2. Cuneiform tablet of = Shalmaneser III,=20 also records receiving tribute from = Jehu.
Jerahmeel	Jeremiah 36:26 - Son = of the=20 King Jehoiahim (possibly an official) sent to = arrest=20 Jeremiah and Baruch	Seal with = inscription=20 belonging to Jerahmeel, the son of the = King
Jeroboam II	2 Kings 13:13 - 14th = King of=20 Israel; son of Jehoash	Seal of Jasper found = at=20 Megiddo has a roaring lion and the inscription = belonging=20 to Shema, servant of Jeroboam.
Jesus	Mt. 1:1 - the = Christ, the Son=20 of God	Roman Historians - = Tacitus,=20 Josephus, Lucian, Suetonius, Pliny the = Younger
Jezebel	1 Kings 16:31 - Wife = of Ahab;=20 wicked Baal worshiping queen	Fine seal in the = Israel Museum=20 has the name Jezebel.
Jehoash (Joash)	2 Kings 13:10 - 13th = King of=20 Israel; son of Jehoahuz	On a stele found at = Tell=20 al-Riman in 1967, Assyrian King Adad-Nirari III = relates=20 how he received tribute from Jehoash the = Samarian
John the = Baptist	Mt. 3:1 - Prophet = pointing to=20 Jesus	Josephus tells of = his=20 death.
Jotham	2 Kings 15:32 - 11th = King of=20 Judah	1. Seal, signet ring found at = Ezion Geber=20 (Elath) inscription - belonging to Jotham also = ram in=20 seal - in Smithsonian Institution. 2. Bulla in collection of Shlomo = Moussaieff which reads Ahaz (son = of)=20 Jotham, King of Judah.
Judas the = Galilean	Acts 5:37 - Gamaliel = names him=20 as having led a failed revolt	Josephus
Lysanias	Luke 3:1 -=20 Tetrarch of Abilene	1. Josephus 2. Inscription for dedication of = temple at=20 Abila mentions Lysanias the=20 Tetrarch

Manasseh	2 Kings 20:21 - 14th King of = Judah	1. Seal reading belonging to = Manassah, the=20 son of the King may be from time when he was = crown=20 prince. 2. Esarhaddon lists AManassah, = King of=20 Judah on Prism B which lists those who = contributed=20 material to his new palace. 3. Ashurbanipal, on Cylinder C, = lists=20 Manassah, King of Judah as being forced to = accompany him=20 on his Egyptian campaign.
Menahem	2 Kings 15:17 - 17th King of = Israel	Tiglath-Pileser relates in a = cuneiform=20 text found at Calah that he received tribute = from=20 Menahem of Samaria.
Merodach-Baladar	2 Kings 20:12 - King of = Babylon	1. Stele for a land grant = depicts=20 Merodach-Baladar and has text about him. 2. Babylonian chronicle 3. King List A 4. Numerous cuneiform = inscriptions of=20 Tiglath-Pileser III, Sargon II, and = Sennacherib. 5. Cuneiform cylinder written by = Merodach-Baladar boasting of driving out=20 Assyrians.
Mesha	2 Kings 3:4 - King of Moab	On Moabite stone, Mesha = complains about=20 having been oppressed by Omri, King of Israel = and boasts=20 of driving Israel out.
Mordecai	Est. 2:5 - Gate official in = reign of=20 Ahasuerus at Sousa	Undated tablet found at Borsippa = speaks=20 of a Mordecai who served in Sousa during Xerxes=20 reign.

N-O

Nebuchadnezzar	2 Kings 24:1; Daniel 1:1 - = Babylonian=20 King; conquered Judah; God gave prophecies	1. Many cuneiform inscriptions - = Babylonian Chronicle; building dedications. 2. Clay bricks of Babylon = contain his=20 name 3. Boundary stone from Sippar = records land=20 grant by Nebuchadnezzar 4. Business texts dated by=20 Nebuchadnezzar's = reign.
Neco (Necho)	2 Kings 23:29 - Pharaoh of = Egypt; 26th=20 dynasty; fought and killed Josiah	1. Sculpture in University = Museum 2. Ushabti 3. Bowl found at Persepolis = bears name and=20 titles. 4. Stele at Sidon with name in=20 hieroglyphics
Nergalsharezer	Jer. 39:3 - Called a prince in = Babylon;=20 son-in-law of Nebuchadnezzar; ruled Babylon = after=20 Evil-Merodach.	1. Cuneiform tablets of = contracts. 2. Tablets tell that he rebuilt=20 temples. 3. Cuneiform text tells of = military=20 campaign into Cilicia.
Nero	Acts 25:8 - Not called by Nero = in Bible,=20 but by Caesar. Caesar whom Paul appealed = to.	1. Coins bear his name and = likeness. 2. Statues 3. Contemporary = historians
Omri	1 Kings 16:16 = - 6th King=20 of Israel	1. Mesha stele (Moabite stone) = tells that=20 Omri, King of Israel subjugated Moab. 2. Assyrian records refer to = Israel as=20 Omri-land or the house of Omri. 3. Black obelisk refers to Jehu, = son of=20 = Omri.

P-R

Paul the Apostle	Acts 13:9	Portion of Marble inscription = found on=20 Cyprus that could be reconstructed Paul = Apostle
Pekah	2 Kings 15:27 - 19th King of = Israel	1. Tiglath-Pileser III records = in an=20 annalistic text that he overturned Pekah. 2. Pottery jar at Hazor from the = time of=20 Pekah is inscribed with name = Pekah.
Philip (Herod)	Mark 6:17 - 1st husband of = Herodias	Josephus tells about him and = calls him=20 Herod.
Philip the Tetrarch	Luke 3:1 - Tetrarch of part of=20 Palestine; son of Herod the Great and Cleopatra = of=20 Jerusalem; married Salome	1. Josephus 2. Coins with inscription Philip = the=20 Tetrarch. 3. Nabatean text mentions = erection of a=20 statue in the year 33 of our Lord = Philip.
Pontius Pilate	Luke 3:1 - Governor of Judea; = allowed=20 crucifixion of Jesus	1. Josephus, Tacitus, Philo 2. Latin inscription found in = 1961 at=20 Theater in Caesarea tells us that Pontius = Pilate, the=20 prefect of Judea built a temple for = Tiberius. 3. Coins that are known to be = Pilate's do not = bear his=20 name.
Publius	Acts 28:7 - Chief man of = Malta	Inscriptions on Malta refer to = the 1st=20 man of the island and others refer to = Publius.
Pul (Tiglath-Pileser III)	2 Kings 15:19 - Assyrian King; = called=20 Pul in Bible; his records mention several Jewish = kings.	1. Palace found at Ninevah. 2. Another palace found with = reliefs of=20 Tiglath-Pileser 3. Numerous cuneiform tablets = including 2=20 King lists and the annals of = Tiglath-Pileser.
Quirinius	Luke 2:2 - = Governor of=20 Syria at time of Jesus's = birth	1. Inscription found in Antioch = of Pisidia=20 names Quirinius as legatus. 2. Contemporary histories - = Tacitus 3. Josephus
Rezin	2 Kings 15:37 = - King of=20 Aram (Syria); killed by Tiglath-Pileser III	1. Cuneiform tablet of = Tiglath-Pileser III=20 lists tribute received from Rezin 2. Tablet tells of fall of = Damascus and=20 names = Rezin.

Sanballat	Neh. 2:10 - = governor of=20 Samaria who opposed Nehemiah's = rebuilding=20 projects	1. Aramic papyrus from = Elephantine refers=20 to the sons of Sanballat, governor of = Samaria. 2. Scrolls found in Waid Daliyeh = refer=20 twice to a son of Sanballat ... once in a = sealing and=20 once in an Aramaic test.
Sargon II	Isa. 20:1 - King of = Assyria;=20 brother of Shalmaneser V	1. Palace found at Khorsabad = with multiple=20 carvings of Sargon in relief. 2. Extensive cuneiform texts = tell about=20 his exploits and reign (which include the annals = &=20 Sargon's=20 prism). 3. Fragment of stele found at = Ashdod and=20 erected after Sargon's=20 victory.
Sennacherib	2 Kings 18:13 - = Assyrian=20 King; son of Sargon II	1. Prism of Sennacherib records = that he=20 besieged Jerusalem and made Hezekiah a prisoner = in=20 Jerusalem, his royal residence - like a bird in = a=20 cage. 2. Palace at Ninevah records his = siege of=20 Lachish with portraits and name of = Sennacherib 3. Extensive cuneiform = texts
Seriah	Jeremiah 51:59 - = Sent by=20 Jeremiah to Babylon with Zesekiam	Personal seal = reading belonging = to Seriah,=20 son of Neriah.
Sergius Paulus	Acts 13:7 - Roman = proconsul=20 (governor) of Cyprus; Converted by Paul on 1st=20 missionary journey	Latin inscription = lists name=20 of L. Sergius Paulus as an official of the = Tiber.
Shalmaneser V	2 Kings 17:3 - King = of=20 Assyria; son of Tiglath-Pileser	1. Babylonian Chronicle cites = his=20 activities. 2. Name found on boundary stone = to date an=20 event to his third year. 3. Bronze weight has inscription = which=20 contains his name. 4. Babylonian King list records=20 him.
Sharezer	2 Kings 19:37 - Son = of=20 Sennacherib; helped kill his father.	Cuneiform tablet = refers to=20 Nabusharuzur as an officer in right time = period.
Shebna	2 Kings 18:18 - = Court official=20 of Hezekiah	Partial tomb = inscription found=20 in Silvan has been reconstructed by Avigad to = contain=20 part of Shebna's = name
Shishak	1 Kings 11:40 - = Pharaoh of=20 Egypt; 22nd Dynasty; also called Sheshonq I; = attacked=20 Judah and Israel	1. Massive reliefs on temple of = Amun at=20 Karnak. 2. Mummy case in Cairo = Museum. 3. Victory stele at Megiddo. 4. Gold bracelet found in tomb = of grandson=20 is inscribed with Shishak's = name. 5. Chair of a seated statue = found at=20 Byblos bears Shishak's=20 name.

T-U

Tabrimmon	1 Kings 15:18 - = Father of Ben=20 Hadad	Stele dedicated to = god Baal=20 Melgart found at Aleppo bears an Aramaic = inscription=20 that mentions Ben Hadad as son Tabrimmon, King = of=20 Damascus.
Tattenai	Ezra 5:3 - Governor = of Samaria=20 during reign of Darius the Great who opposed = building of=20 Jerusalem	Cuneiform tablet = refers to a=20 slave of Tatutanni.
Theudas	Acts 5:36 - Led a = failed=20 revolt referred to by Gamaliel.	Josephus
Tiberius	Luke 3:1 - Roman = Caesar during=20 Jesus'=20 ministry	1. Josephus 2. Contemporary Roman = historians. 3. Numerous statues. 4. Coins with inscription and=20 portrait. 5. Inscription from Caesarea = when Pontius=20 Pilate dedicated a temple to = Tiberius.
Tirhakah or = Taharqa	2 Kings 19:9: = Egyptian King;=20 also known as Taharqa	1. Inscribed stele tells of = Taharka's rise to = the=20 throne. 2. Funerary stele of an Apis = bull dated to=20 26th year of Taharqa. 3. Numerous stele and building=20 inscriptions. 4. Art objects with his = name. 5. Tomb found, but empty. 6. Numerous cuneiform texts of = Assyrian=20 Kings Esarhaddon and Ashurpanipal - Senjirli = stele=20 actually has picture of Taharqa.
Tobiah	Neh. 2:19 - Tobiah = the=20 Ammonite; tried to prevent the rebuilding of = Jerusalem=20 by Nehemiah	1. Family tomb from 6th century = B.C. that=20 bears name Tobiah. 2. Name found in the Zenon=20 papyri.
Uzziah	2 = Kings 15:13=20 - also called Azariah; 10th King of Judah; leper = when he=20 died.	Aramaic=20 inscription on a stone plaque - 13" x 14" - = reads Hither=20 were brought the bones of Uzziah, King of Judah. = Plaque=20 found in tomb on Mt. of Olives but bones were = not=20 found.

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