The Story of the Prophet Iddo (also called the
Midrash
''Midrash'' (;["midrash"]
. ''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. ; or ''midrashot' ...
of the Prophet Iddo and Visions of Iddo the Seer, ) is a
lost work mentioned in the Bible, attributed to the
biblical prophet Iddo who lived at the time of King
Rehoboam
Rehoboam (; , , ; , ; ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first monarch of the Kingdom of Judah after the split of the united Kingdom of Israel. He was a son of and the successor to Solomon and a grandson of David.
In the account of I Ki ...
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Biblical references
The book is described at 2 Chronicles 9:29, relating to the
acts of Solomon
:''The similarly named Biblical book is located at Song of Solomon.''
The ook of theActs of Solomon () is a lost text referred to in , which reads:
:''And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written ...
:
It is also described in 2 Chronicles 12:15, relating to acts of Rehoboam:
The book is also described at 2 Chronicles 13:22, relating to relating to acts of
Abijah Abijah ( ') is a Biblical HebrewPetrovsky, p. 35 unisex nameSuperanskaya, p. 277 which means "my Father is Yah". The Hebrew form ' also occurs in the Bible.
Old Testament characters Women
* Abijah, who married King Ahaz of Judah. She is ...
:
Nehemiah 12:16 and Zech 1:1 tell us that Zechariah the Prophet was a descendant of a man named Iddo, but this is not the same person as
Iddo the Prophet.
[''Iddo'']
5. (עִדֹּ֥ו or עִדּוֹא). A prophet and seer who served as the source for the Chronicler’s material on Solomon (2 Chron 9:29), Rehoboam (2 Chron 12:15), and Abijah (2 Chron 13:22). In 2 Chronicles 9:29 the ''Kethiv'' is יֶעְדִּיand the ''Qere'' is יֶעְדֹּ֣ו.
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References
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Lost Jewish texts
Books of Chronicles