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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Tabrimmon (Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy)
King of Aram at Damascus and father of Ben-hadad, the king Asa paid with temple treasure to turn on Baasha of Israel.
First, in plain English
King of Aram at Damascus and father of Ben-hadad, the king Asa paid with temple treasure to turn on Baasha of Israel.
Who this is
Tabrimmon was king of Aram-Damascus and the father of Ben-hadad I, mentioned in 1 Kings 15:18 when Asa of Judah sent temple and palace treasure to Ben-hadad to buy his help against King Baasha of Israel. The reference situates Tabrimmon within the succession of Aramean kings at Damascus who repeatedly clashed with and allied against Israel and Judah in the ninth century BC.
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The word
H2886
Where it appears
- 1 Kings 15:18
