Ahaz

King of Judah.

Commentary on the Pentateuch of Moses

• Sacred Chronology — Ahaz reigns 16 years

  "Ahaz reigns 16 years."

Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)

• Verse 14: Let There Be Lights in the Firmament — Named as father of Hezekiah; his clock cited as the first in history

  "the first clock which we find in both sacred and profane histories was that of Ahaz, father of Hezekiah king of Judah, Isaiah 38:8."