The story of the false prophets Ahab ben Kolaya and Zidkia b

Midrash Aggadah Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 28

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 18, 2025

The story of the false prophets Ahab ben Kolaya and Zidkia b. Maaseya. They went to the daughter of Nebuchad- nezar and by false prophecies tried to induce her to sin, The king knowing this to be against Jewish teaching tested them in fire, saying if they were true prophets they would be saved like the three children in the fiery furnace. They asked to be associated with the high priest Joshua, hoping to be saved through his merit, and in order that they might be three. The two were burned, but Joshua was merely singed through the bad company and because he was not sufficiently strict with his children.

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