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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. After defeating Arioch (q.v.) he united Babylonia under one rule, and made Babylon his capital.

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Recorded scripture occurrences (2)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

GEN 14:1: RV GEN 14:1 · LV GEN 14:1 · Read together GEN 14:1

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OET-RV GEN 14:1

14 At the time when Amrafel was king of Shin’ar, Areyok was king of Elasar, Kedorla’omer was king of Eylam, and Tid’al was king of the Goyim,

OET-LV GEN 14:1

14 And_he/it _was in_the _days _of Amraphel the _king _of Shinˊār ʼArəyōk the _king _of Ellasar Kedorlaomer the _king _of ˊĒylām and_Tidˊāl the _king _of Gōy.

GEN 14:9: RV GEN 14:9 · LV GEN 14:9 · Read together GEN 14:9

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OET-RV GEN 14:9

9 against Kedorla’omer king of Eylam, Tid’al king of Goyim, Amrafel king of Shin’ar, Areyok king of Elasar—five kings defending themselves against the four.

OET-LV GEN 14:9

9 With Kedorlaomer the _king _of ˊĒylām and_Tidˊāl the _king _of Gōy and_Amraphel the _king _of Shinˊār and_ʼArəyōk the _king _of Ellasar four kings with the_five.

GEN: all 2 recorded references

GEN 14:1: RV GEN 14:1 · LV GEN 14:1 · Read together GEN 14:1

GEN 14:9: RV GEN 14:9 · LV GEN 14:9 · Read together GEN 14:9

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GEN: 2 tagged passages

GEN 14:1: אַמְרָפֶ֣ל

GEN 14:9: וְ,אַמְרָפֶל֙

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