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amraphel |
2 definitions found From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Amraphel king of Shinar, southern Chaldea, one of the confederates of Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, in a war against Sodom and cities of the plain (Gen. 14:1, 4). It is now found that Amraphel (or Ammirapaltu) is the Khammu-rabi whose name appears on recently-discovered monuments. (See {CHEDORLAOMER}). After defeating Arioch (q.v.) he united Babylonia under one rule and made Babylon his capital. From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Amraphel, one that speaks of secrets
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