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Amel-Marduk ( Babylonian cuneiform: Amēl-Marduk, [1] meaning "man of Marduk "), [1] also known as Awil-Marduk, [2] or under the biblical rendition of his name, Evil-Merodach [1] ( Biblical Hebrew: אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ , ʾĔwīl Mərōḏaḵ ), was the third king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 562 BC until his overthrow ...
- 7 October 562 BC – August 560 BC
- Nebuchadnezzar II
Original name: Nabû-šuma-ukîn. Falls victim to a court conspiracy; is sent to jail, where he meets former king Jehoiachin of Judah. 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...)
Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. The Chaldeans were people who lived in southern Babylonia which would be the southern part of Iraq today. Sometimes the term Chaldeans is used to refer to Babylonians in general, but normally it refers to a specific semi-nomadic tribe that lived in the southern part of 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.
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. It was on the 27th day of the 12th month. 28 Awel-Marduk spoke kindly to Jehoiachin.
his death, Amel-Marduk,7 his son became king. He is known to readers of the Bible by the generous treatment which he accorded to Jehoiakin, the captive king of Judah (2 Kgs. 25-ê27ïï.). After a short reign of two years (562-560), characterized by Berossus8 as lawless and wanton, Amel-Marduk was put to death at the instigation or with the ...
Religion. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Evil-Merodach. views 1,717,353 updated. EVIL-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").
