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Amon

אָמוֹן · a.mon · H0528“faithful; true” Hitchcock's 18692 mentions in 2 books, most in Jeremiah (1)

Who they were

Amon appears in two different contexts in the Bible. In Jeremiah 46:25, Amon refers to the Egyptian god, who was one of the most important deities in ancient Egypt. Amon was often combined with the sun god Ra to form the deity Amon-Ra, the king of the gods. The prophecy in Jeremiah 46 foretells the punishment of Egypt and its gods, including Amon.

In Nam.3.8, Amon is mentioned as a city, which is most likely a reference to Thebes, the ancient capital of Egypt. Thebes was known as "No-Amon," meaning "the city of Amon," due to the prominence of the god Amon in the city. Nahum compares the fate of Nineveh to that of Thebes, which had been conquered and destroyed despite its power and the protection of its god.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Jeremiah 1 mention

Jeremiah 46:25Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will punish Amon of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with her gods and her kings, even Pharaoh, and those who trust in him.

Nahum 1 mention

Nahum 3:8Are you better than No-Amon, who was situated among the rivers, who had the waters around her, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea?

What the dictionary says

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Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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