Head of a Temple servant family that returned from exile
Old TestamentMentioned in 3 books
verifiedReal Person — History Confirms· Named in Assyrian royal records as 'Rahianu, king of Damascus,' recording his defeat around 732 BC. The inscriptions were found at Nimrud and are at the British Museum in London.Wikipediaopen_in_new
Annals of Tiglath-pileser III (naming "Rahianu" king of Damascus, recording his defeat c. 732 BC), discovered at Nimrud, housed at British Museum, London