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Naamah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1

The beautiful.

2

The daughter of Lamech and Zillah (Gen 4: 22).

3

The daughter of the king of Ammon, one of the wives of Solomon, the only one who appears to have borne him a son, viz., Rehoboam (1 Kgs 14:21, 31).

4

A city in the plain of Judah (Josh 15:41), supposed by some to be identified with Na’aneh, some 5 miles south-east of Makkedah.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Naamah (1)

na'-a-ma. (na`amah, "pleasant"; Noema):

(1) Daughter of Lamech and Zillah, and sister of Tubal-cain (Gen 4:22; compare Josephus, Ant, I, ii, 2).

(2) An Ammonitish woman whom Solomon married, and who became the mother of Rehoboam (1 Kgs 14:21; 2 Chr 12:13). According to an addition in the Septuagint following 1 Kgs 12:24, "her name was Naaman, the daughter of Ana (Hanun) son of Nahash, king of the sons of Ammon" (see Benzinger, Konige, in the place cited.).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Naamah (2)

(1) One of a group of 16 lowland (Shephelah) cities forming part of Judah's inheritance (Josh 15:41).

(2) The home of Zophar, one of Job's friends (Job 2:11, etc.).

See NAAMATHITE.

See also

Person Naamah (1 Mos 4,22) Person Naamah (1 Kgs 14,21) Place Naamah (Jos 15,41)

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