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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.
Amel-Marduk (meaning "man of Marduk "), also known as Awil-Marduk, or under the biblical rendition of his name, Evil-Merodach, was the third king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 562 BC until his overthrow and murder in 560 BC. He was the successor of Nebuchadnezzar II.
Aug 12, 2014 · The name Evil-merodach (which of course has nothing to do with the English word evil, and would perhaps be more prudently transliterated as Ewil-merodach) is the Biblical version of Amel-marduk who was briefly king of Babylon in the 560's BC. His name occurs twice in the Bible, but in the same passage.
Amel-Marduk, also known as Amēl-Marduk, Evil-Merodach, Awil-Marduk or Amil-Marduk was the son of Nebuchadnezzar II and a king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
EVIL-MERODACHEVIL-MERODACH (Heb. אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ), son of *Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylonia from 562–560 b.c.e. The Babylonian form of the name is Amēl Marduk ("man of Marduk"). During Evil-Merodach's reign, the stability of the royal court of Babylon was undermined and there appeared the first signs of the decline of the neo ...
Evil-Merodach. EVIL-MERODACH ē vəl mĕr’ ə dăk ( אֱוִ֣יל מְרֹדַכְ׃֩; Akkad. Amēl-Marduk [originally Awīl-Marduk ], man [or servant] of [the god] Marduk; LXX Εὐειαλμαρωδέκ ). Son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar (or Nebuchadrezzar) II, as king of the Neo-Babylonian empire c. 562-560 b.c.
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The name of the son and immediate successor of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon. The Babylonian form of the name is Amelu-Marduk, that is, "man of Marduk." About 30 contract tablets dated in this reign have been found. They show that Evil-merodach reigned for two years and about five months.