Rezin

King Rezin of Aram or Rasin of Syria in DRB (Hebrew: רְצִין, Modern {{{2}}} Tiberian {{{3}}}; Latin: Rasin) ruled from Damascus during the 8th century BC. During his reign he was a tributary of King Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria.^[1] Rezin's reign ended around 732 BC when Tiglath-pileser sacked Damascus and annexed Aram.^[2] According to the Bible, the sack of Damascus was instigated by King Ahaz of Judah and ended in Rezin's execution (2 Kings 16:7-9). The execution of Rezin is neither confirmed nor disconfirmed by independent evidence.^[3]

See also

• Syro-Ephraimite War

References

1. ^ Lester L. Grabbe, Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It? (New York: T&T Clark, 2007): 134
2. ^ ibid.
3. ^ Grabbe, Ancient Israel, 149