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. After defeating Arioch (q.v.) he united Babylonia under one rule, and made Babylon his capital.
Person
Amraphel
- Name means
- one that speaks of secrets
- Mentioned
- 2 verses · first in Genesis 14:1
About Amraphel
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Every mention
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.