Amraphel - Biblical Meaning of amraphel in Eastons Bible Dictionary (Bible History Online)

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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 T0000781). After defeating Arioch (q.v.) he united Babylonia under one rule, and made Babylon his capital. Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. M.A., D.D., "Biblical Meaning for 'amraphel' Eastons Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Eastons; 1897.

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