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Hezekiah

a pious King of Judah.

He succeeded his father Ahaz about 726 B. C. His history is contained in II Kings 18-20; II Chr. 29-32. He was succeeded by the unworthy Manasseh.

He died about 698 в. c. dian legendary hero and peacemaker, HIAWATHA (hi-awa'tha), an Inknown by this name among the Iroquois and by other titles among the other tribes of North America. He is mentioned in various works on the aborigines, and in 1855 was immortalized in the beautiful poem, "Hiawatha," by Longfellow. In this he is made to appear as an Ojibway chief. of Princeton University. Born in Pe-

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