Person Old Testament
Amraphel
Amraphel, king of Shinar, was one of the four kings who joined forces with Chedorlaomer in the battle against the five kings of the Plain. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Genesis 14:1.
Why it matters. King of Shinar, ally of Chedorlaomer
- Primary passages
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Amraphel
Amraphel was the king of Shinar (Babylonia) during the time of Abraham. He was one of the four kings who formed an alliance with Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, in a battle against the five kings of the cities of the Plain, including Sodom and Gomorrah. The four kings, led by Chedorlaomer, emerged victorious in this conflict. Some scholars have suggested that Amraphel might be an alternate name for Hammurabi, the famous Babylonian king, but this identification remains uncertain.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.