763/762 BC
Complete person record
Pekah · Israel
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Pekah · Israel.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 3161–3181
Reference under review · 743/742 BC
Original year-by-year timeline
Follow Pekah in the counted years
Open the exact row in the detailed spreadsheet, with KJV Scripture, Jasher kept separate, research notes, and the counted ages or reigns.
Reference library
Look up Pekah in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Pekah →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Pekah →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Pekah →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Pekah →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
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Events involving Pekah · Israel
Creation year 3161763/762 BC
Pekah begins to reign
Pekah’s counted reign overlaps the closing years of Uzziah’s long reign.
2 Kings 15:27 · KJV
“In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.”
Kings and Chronicles chronology
Open Creation year 3161 in the Original Timeline →This placement follows the synchronized reign statements in 1–2 Kings and 1–2 Chronicles. Parallel accession, regnal, and kingdom notices are compared without forcing one kingdom’s count into the other.