Aramean kings

The Syro-Hittite states of the Early Iron Age were partly ruled by Aramean kings. These kingdoms persisted into the 9th or 8th century BC before being absorbed into the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

Arameans
Aramaic language Aramaic alphabet
Syro-Hittite states
Biblical region Aram-Damascus Paddan Aram Aram Rehob Aram Soba
Aramean kings
Irhuleni Hezion Tabrimmon Ben-Hadad I Hadadezer Hazael Ben-Hadad III Rezin
Aramean cities
Amrit Arpad Bit Bahiani Coba Höyük Gidara Hama Qarqar Ruhizzi Sam'al Tell Aran Tell Halaf Til Barsip Upu Zobah

Some royal names are discovered in the Hebrew Bible.

Kings of Aram Damascus:
- Hezion
- Tabrimmon, son of Hezion
- Ben-Hadad I, son of Tabrimmon
- Ben-Hadad II or Hadadezer, mentioned in the Tel Dan Stele may be identical to biblical Ben-Hadad II.
- Hazael
- Ben-Hadad III, son of Hazael
- Rezin
Hadadezer bar Rehob, king of Zobah

See also

Literature

Horst Klengel, Syria 3000 to 300 B.C.: A Handbook of Political History (Wiley, 1992), 206-212.

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