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Amel-Marduk (Babylonian cuneiform: Amēl-Marduk, meaning "man of Marduk"), also known as Awil-Marduk, or under the biblical rendition of his name, Evil-Merodach (Biblical Hebrew: אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ , ʾĔwīl Mərōḏaḵ), was the third king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 562 BC until his overthrow and murder in 560 BC.
2 Kings 25:27-29. New International Reader's Version. Jehoiachin Is Set Free. 27 Awel-Marduk set Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, free from prison. It was in the 37th year after Jehoiachin had been taken away to Babylon. It was also the year Awel-Marduk became king of Babylon.
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Amel-Marduk 561-560 597 Zedekiah appointed king 2nd Deportation – Jehoiachin, Ezekiel Neriglissar 559-556 587 Jerusalem destroyed, Gedaliah appointed gov. 3rd Deportation Labashi-Marduk 556 561 Jehoiachin released from prison, but stayed in Babylon
Marduk. MARDUK mär’ dōōk. Marduk became chief god of the Babylonian pantheon at the time of Hammurabi. To him were transferred the functions and exploits of the storm-god and creator En-lil. His principal temple was the É-sag-ila, “the house that lifts up its head” in Babylon. In the myth and ritual of the Babylonian New Year Festival ...
Mar 22, 2021 · Amel-Marduk: 562-560 B.C.; a study based on cuneiform, Old Testament, Greek, Latin and rabbinical sources : Sack, Ronald H. (Ronald Herbert), 1943- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
Before Ulûlu 566: released; he accepts a new name, Amel-Marduk ("Man of Marduk") 562: Becomes king after the death of his father; Releases Jehoiachin (2 Kings 25.27-30; more...) 560: Overthrown by his brother-in-law Neriglissar; killed; Succeeded by: Neriglissar. Literature. Irving Finkel, "The Lament of Nabû-šuma-ukîn" in J. Renger (ed ...
Joannès, Francis. "Amel-Marduk" In Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception Online edited by Constance M. Furey, Joel Marcus LeMon, Thomas Chr. Römer, Jens Schröter, Barry Dov Walfish, Eric Ziolkowski and Peter Gemeinhardt.
