The Hebrew prophet is described as a counselor to the Judean king Hezekiah, who ruled from the late eighth to the early seventh century B.C. A view of the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem.

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King Hezekiah, whose life is chronicled in the Bible, played a crucial role in Jewish history by reopening the Temple of Solomon and destroying the bronze snake statue commanded by God to Moses.