Amon — can refer to:* Amun, an Egyptian deity * Amon (demon) * Amon (Formula One team) * the former name of Deicide (band) * the word for mountain in Sindarin, an artificial language created by J. R. R. Tolkien * a governor of Samaria in the time of… … Wikipedia
AMON — (Heb. אָמוֹן, אָמֹן), son of manasseh ; became king of Judah (642–640 B.C.E.) at the age of 22. The author of Chronicles considered the transgressions of Amon to have been more numerous than those of his father Manasseh (II Chron. 33:23). The… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Amon — Builder. 1) The governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab. The prophet Micaiah was committed to his custody (1 Kings 22:26; 2 Chr. 18:25). 2) The son of Manasseh, and fourteenth king of Judah. He restored idolatry, and set up the images… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Amon — King of Judah (642–640 BCE), father of Josiah. He was murdered apparently by opponents of his policy of appeasement with Assyria, for which the Chronicler (2 Chron. 33:23) sheds no tears … Dictionary of the Bible
Manasseh of Judah — For other people of the same name, see Manasseh (disambiguation). Manasseh (Menasheh ben Hizqiyah) King of Judah (Melekh Yehudah) Reign coregency 697 687 BC … Wikipedia
KINGDOMS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL — samuel and the beginnings of israelite monarchy the united david solomon division of the the earliest kings the last days of samaria. the kingdom of judah until its destruction Samuel and Saul: The Beginnings of Israelite Monarchy Our earliest… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Asa of Judah — Asa Hebrew: ’Asa ben ’Aviyam King of Judah Hebrew: Melekh Yehudah אסא בן אבים מלך יהודה Asa from Guillaume Rouillé s Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum Reign … Wikipedia
History of ancient Israel and Judah — Further information: History of Palestine, Pre history of the Southern Levant, History of the Southern Levant, and History of the Levant The Iron Age kingdom of Israel (blue) and kingdom of Judah (tan), with their neighbours… … Wikipedia
Kingdom of Judah — Judea is a term used for the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel. , c.830s BCE.] The Kingdom of Judah (Hebrew Name|מַלְכוּת יְהוּדָה|Malḫut Yəhuda|Malḵûṯ Yəhûḏāh) (c.930 ndash;586 BCE) was one of the successor states to the… … Wikipedia
List of minor biblical figures — This list contains persons named in the Bible of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections. This literature related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Contents: A B C D … Wikipedia
