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2 Kings 22:14

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So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they talked with her.

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Map of Palestine (The Holy Land)A general map of Palestine showing towns and regions across the Holy Land.
The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Jerusalem was Judah’s capital and the site of the temple, where the rediscovered Book of the Law prompted Josiah’s reform. The Second Quarter was a district within Jerusalem, apparently where the prophetess Huldah lived, making it the setting for the officials’ consultation of her.

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2 Kings 22:14 mentions Jerusalem and Second Quarter.

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