| Amon Smith's Bible Dictionary
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| A'mon.
(the mysterious). 1. An Egyptian divinity, whose name occurs in that of No-amon. Nah_3:8. Amen was one of the eight gods of the first order and chief of the triad of Thebes. He was worshipped at that city as Amen-Ra, or "Amen the Sun".(builder). 2. One of Ahab's governors. 1Ki_22:26; 2Ch_18:25.3. King of Judah, son and successor of Manasseh, reigned two years, from B.C. 642 to 640. Amon devoted himself wholly to the service of false gods, but was killed in a conspiracy, and was succeeded by his son Josiah.
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| Taken from: Smith's Bible Dictionary by Dr. William Smith (1884) | |