Amraphel
Sign in to savethumb|Illustration from the Jewish Encyclopedia showing Ḫammurabi on one of his steles as Amraphel In the Hebrew Bible, Amraphel (; ; ) was a king of Shinar (Hebrew for Sumer) who, in chapter 14 of the Book of Genesis, invaded Canaan, along with two other kings under the leadership of Chedorlaomer, king of Elam. Chedorlaomer's coalition defeated Sodom and the other cities in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim.
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- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Shinar
- Place of birth
- Shinar
- Place of death
- West Asia
- Occupation
- king
- Languages spoken
- Akkadian
- Participant in
- Battle of Siddim
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- described by source
- Genesis 14
- present in work
- Genesis 14
- date of birth
- 2000-00-00
- date of death
- 1900-00-00
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thumb|Illustration from the Jewish Encyclopedia showing Ḫammurabi on one of his steles as Amraphel In the Hebrew Bible, Amraphel (; ; ) was a king of Shinar (Hebrew for Sumer) who, in chapter 14 of the Book of Genesis, invaded Canaan, along with two other kings under the leadership of Chedorlaomer, king of Elam. Chedorlaomer's coalition defeated Sodom and the other cities in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim.
== Modern identifications == Beginning with Eberhard Schrader in 1888, Amraphel was usually associated with Ḫammurabi, who ruled Babylonia from 1792 BC until his death in 1750 BC. This view has been largely abandoned in recent decades.
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