Encyclopedia of The Bible – Hena
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Hena

HENA hĕn’ ə (הֵנַ֣ע). One of six cities whose gods did not save them from the armies of Sennacherib, as boasted by Rabshakeh (2 Kings 18:34). The city is mentioned again in 2 Kings 19:13 and Isaiah 37:13, where the kings of five cities are held in ridicule. In both passages, the design of Rabshakeh was to shake Hezekiah’s confidence in the Lord as the armies of Sennacherib gathered before Jerusalem. The location is unknown.