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Rezin
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A king of Damascene Syria, who united with Pekah king of Israel to invade Judah, B. C. 742,2 Kings 15:1-38,37; 16:5-10; Isaiah 7:1 . Turning away from before Jerusalem, Rezin extended his conquests to the south as far as Elath; but was erelong conquered and slain by Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, whose aid had been procured by king Ahaz. His people also were carried captive beyond the Tigris, Isaiah 8:6; 9:11 .
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Rezin'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​r/rezin.html. 1859.