Judah
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Kingdom of the southern Israelite tribes. Referenced in connection with Ahaz, father of Hezekiah king of Judah, whose sundial was the first clock recorded in sacred and profane histories.
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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Verse 14: Let There Be Lights in the Firmament
— Ahaz described as "father of Hezekiah king of Judah"; his sundial was the first clock known in sacred and profane histories
"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"