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Sefer Zikhronot HaNevi’im — 1. Yeshayahu

HaSefarim™ · Work ID 6a9de0da03d770111ead4fe4 · Chapter ID 6a9de0da45f52d10c9fd39d0 · Canonical title Sefer Zikhronot HaNevi’im · Publication status published

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Yeshayahu was remembered as a man of Yerushalayim who was put to death under Menasheh by being sawn apart. His burial was placed near the spring and conduit associated with Shiloach, below the royal and priestly burial region.

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The memorial tradition connects him with the preservation of water during siege. When the city lacked water, his prayer was said to bring forth a small flow for the people while withholding it from the besieging force. Because of this sign, his body was honored near the waterworks so that the memory of the deliverance would remain with the city.

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A further notice places hidden royal treasure and spices from Kush in the winding tomb-complex attributed to Shəlomah and designed from the plans of Daviyd. The tradition then rebukes Chizqiyahu for exposing royal secrets and disturbing ancestral remains. These are memorial traditions attached to Yeshayahu and the royal necropolis, not additions to Sefer Yeshayahu itself.

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