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March 1, 2025 Lecture by Lawson Younger

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Lecture Title: “Hazael – An Aramean Action-Hero, Scourge of the Hebrew Kingdoms” 

Who was Hazael? The book of Kings gives the biblical perspective on this famous king of Aram-Damascus. Recent archaeological and ancient Near Eastern evidence provides additional insights. In this lecture, Dr. Younger, following a general historical outline, will integrate the evidence and investigate Hazael from an Aramean perspective in order to paint a more complete picture of this charismatic — yet enigmatic — figure, whom, according to the Hebrew Bible, God used for his purposes.

K. Lawson Younger, Jr. (PhD. Sheffield University) is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Semitic Languages, and Ancient Near Eastern History at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School of Trinity International University, Deerfield, Illinois. A specialist in Assyriology, Aramaic, and Hebrew Bible, Dr. Younger has published numerous works involving ancient Near Eastern texts and their relationship to the Hebrew Bible. He is currently writing a book on Aramean Religion.