BIBLE DICTIONARY
ELIAKIM
God raiseth up.
(1) Son of Hilkiah and master of Hezekiah’s household (2 Kgs. 18: 18, 26, 37; 2 Kgs. 19: 2 [cf. Isa. 36: 22]; Isa. 22: 20-25).
(2) Original name of Jehoiakim, king of Judah (2 Kgs. 23: 32; 2 Chr. 36: 4).
(3) Others of the same name (Neh. 12: 41; Matt. 1: 13; Luke 3: 30).
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