Ben-hadad (son of Tabrimmon)
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Ben-Hadad (Person)
BEN-HADAD (PERSON) [Heb ben-hădad (בֶּן־הֲדַד)]. The name of at least two kings of Aram-Damascus in the 9th and 8th centuries b.c.e. The name Ben-Hadad is a Hebraized version of the original Aramaic name, Bir-Hadad, meaning “son of (the god) Hadad.” The two certain Ben-Hadads are Ben-Hadad, son of Tab-Rimmon
Ben-hadad
Ben-hadad. Title of two or possibly three kings of Syria, meaning “son of Hadad.” Hadad was the Syrian storm god probably identical with Rimmon (2 Kgs 5:18).1. Ben-hadad I, son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion. In spite of a history of Syrian hostility to Israel, Ben-hadad I entered into an alliance
Ben-hadad (son of Tabrimmon)
1. Ben-hadad I was called “son of Tabrimmon, son of Hezion, king of Aram” (1 K. 15:18), though his thronename was probably Hadadezer (Akk. Adad-’idri). He is first mentioned as king of Damascus in connection with the attack of Baasha of Israel (909/08–886/85 b.c.) on Asa of Judah in the thirty-sixth
Ben-Hadad
Ben-Hadad ben-hāʹdad [Heb. ben-haḏaḏ; Gk. hyiós Hader]. The name of either two or three rulers of the Aramean kingdom of Damascus. Ben-hadad seems to have become a general designation for the kings of Syria (Am. 1:4; Jer. 49:27).
Ben-Hadad
BEN-HADAD Title of two or possibly three kings of Syria, meaning “son of Hadad.” Hadad was the Syrian storm god probably identical with Rimmon (2 Kgs 5:18).1. Ben-hadad I, son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion. In spite of a history of Syrian hostility to Israel, Ben-hadad I entered into an alliance
Ben-Hadad
Ben-hadad (ben-hay´dad; Heb., “son of Hadad”). A number of Assyrian kings were named Ben-hadad. Just how many there were—and which exploits are to be attributed to whom—are disputed. The following presents one popular reconstruction of the evidence.1 Ben-hadad I, son of Tabrimmon and king of Damascus
Ben-Hadad
BEN-HADAD. Contemporary with the rise of the state of Israel under David and Solomon, a dynasty of forceful kings built up the powerful rival kingdom of Syria N and E of Israel, with its capital at Damascus. Until both nations were finally swept away by Assyria, there was continual warfare between them.
Ben-Hadad
BEN-HADAD. Heb. form of Aramaic Bar- or Bir-Hadad, ‘son of Hadad’, name of either two or three rulers of the Aramaean kingdom of Damascus.1. Ben-hadad I is called ‘son of Tabrimmon, son of Hezion, king of Aram’ in 1 Ki. 15:18. In his 15th year (35th of the divided Monarchy), Asa of Judah vanquished
Ben-Hadad
Ben-Hadad (Heb. ben-hăḏaḏ)Likely a throne name taken by the king of Damascus (Aram. Bir-hadad). Although scholars debate as to precisely how many rulers bore this name in the Bible and in epigraphic evidence preserved in Akkadian and Aramaic, probably three kings are attested.1. Ben-hadad I (ca.
Ben-Hadad
Ben-Hadad [bĕn hāˊdăd] (Heb. ben-haḏaḏ “son of Hadad”). The name of several Syrian kings who reigned at Damascus.
Ben-Hadad
BEN-HADAD (Hebrew, “son of [the god] Hadad”) The name of at least two kings of Damascus.1. Ben-hadad, son of Tab-Rimmon, was bribed by Asa, king of Judah, to invade the territory of Israel in order to cripple the military ambitions of Baasha of Israel with regard to Judah (1 Kgs 15:18–20; 2 Chr 16:1–5).
Ben-hadad
Ben-ha´dad (son of Hadad), the name of three kings of Damascus. Benhadad I, king of Damascus, which in his time was supreme in Syria. He made an alliance with Asa, and conquered a great part of the north of Israel. 1 Kings 15:18. His date is b.c. 950.Ben-hadad II, son of the preceding, and also king