Amraphel
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In the Hebrew Bible, Amraphel was a king of Shinar who, in chapter 14 of the Book of Genesis, invaded Canaan, along with two other kings under the leadership of Chedorlaomer, king of Elam. Chedorlaome
Illustration from the Jewish Encyclopedia showing Ḫammurabi on one of his steles as Amraphel
Chedorlaomer
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Chedorlaomer, also spelled Kedorlaomer, is a king of Elam mentioned in Genesis 14 in the Hebrew Bible, which contains an account of the Battle of Siddim. Genesis portrays him as allied with three othe
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. Beginning with Eberhard Schrader in…
Battle of Abraham against Chedorlaomer by Cornelis Massijs, 1545