Manasseh was the fourteenth king of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the oldest of the sons of Hezekiah and Hephzibah. He became king at the age of 12 and reigned for 55 years.
Hezekiah, Manasseh, and Amon, from the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Ahaz, Hezekiah, and Manasseh, by Lucas van Leyden
Manasseh's repentance; as in 2 Chronicles 33:1–13 (illustration from a Bible card published in 1904 by the Providence Lithograph Company)
Manasseh by Goríbar. Convent of Santo Domingo in Quito.
Hezekiah, or Ezekias, was the son of Ahaz and the thirteenth king of Judah. He is described as "the best-attested figure in biblical history," due to the extensive documentation of his reign in biblic
Manasseh of Judah
…me-na-si-i]; Ancient Greek: Μανασσῆς Manasses; Latin: Manasses) was the fourteenth king of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the oldest of the sons of Hezekiah and Hephzibah (2 Kings 21:1). He became king at the age of 12 and reigned for 55 years (2 Kings 21:1; 2 Chronicles 33:1). The Hebrew Bible documents…
King Hezekiah on a painting by unknown artist in the choir of St. Mary's Church, Åhus [sv], 17th century
The Defeat of Sennacherib, oil on panel by Peter Paul Rubens, seventeenth century
The Flight of Adrammelech, Biblical illustration by Arthur Murch