RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Zephaniah

701 BC - 609 BC

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Zephaniah (, Hebrew: צְפַנְיָה, Modern: Ṣəfanya, Tiberian: Ṣep̄anyā, "Concealed of/is YHWH"; Greek: Σοφονίας – Sōfənīəs) is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible; the most prominent being the prophet who prophesied in the days of Josiah, king of Judah (640–609 BCE) and is attributed a book bearing his name among the Twelve Minor Prophets. His name is commonly transliterated Sophonias in Bibles translated from the Vulgate or Septuagint. The name might mean "Yahweh has hidden/protected," or "Yah lies in wait". The church father Jerome interpreted the name to mean "the watchman of the Lord". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zephaniah is the 806th most popular religious figure (down from 770th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Israel (up from 112th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Zephaniah ranks 806 out of 3,187. Before him are Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Isidore the Laborer, Sen no Rikyū, Saint Malachy, Isaac in Islam, and Euphemia. After him are Papias of Hierapolis, Roger Etchegaray, Josaphat Kuntsevych, Haran, Ibrahim ibn Adham, and Giuseppe Siri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 701 BC, Zephaniah ranks 1. After him is Cleisthenes of Sicyon. Among people deceased in 609 BC, Zephaniah ranks 2. Before him is Josiah.

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    Josiah

    POLITICIAN

    648 BC - 609 BC

    HPI: 73.17

    Rank: 1

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    Zephaniah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    701 BC - 609 BC

    HPI: 69.09

    Rank: 2

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Zephaniah ranks 107 out of 466. Before him are Israel Katz (1955), Jonathan Apphus (-200), George Habash (1926), Gene Simmons (1949), Ofra Haza (1957), and Yitzhak Navon (1921). After him are Natalie Portman (1981), Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (1947), Itzhak Perlman (1945), Abu Nidal (1937), Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (1167), and Isaac Luria (1534).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Zephaniah ranks 42. Before him are Penitent thief (-18), Canaan (null), Pope Theodore I (600), Pontius Pilate's wife (6), Micah (-737), and Epiphanius of Salamis (315). After him are Isaac Luria (1534), Philip the Evangelist (100), Saint Petronilla (50), Simeon of Jerusalem (100), Mariam Baouardy (1846), and Al-Tabarani (873).

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