In the sign given to Hezekiah, how many degrees did the shadow move backward?

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A sundial’s shadow moving backward is a supernatural sign of God’s direct intervention, showing that the usual order of time can be altered by His will. In the account about Hezekiah, the prophet Isaiah tells him that God will give a sign: the shadow on Ahaz’s sundial will go backward ten degrees. The text describes this exact reversal as the proof of God’s healing and power working on behalf of Hezekiah. Because the record specifies ten degrees, that amount is the correct detail of the sign. The other numbers aren’t part of this miracle in the biblical text, and they don’t fit the described event.