Old Testament
Naamah
A name shared by the daughter of Lamech in Genesis and the Ammonite mother of King Rehoboam.
The name Naamah appears twice in Scripture for distinct individuals. The first is the daughter of Lamech and Zillah, noted in the genealogy of Cain. The second is an Ammonite woman who became the wife of King Solomon and the mother of King Rehoboam, who succeeded his father on the throne of Judah.
In the text
- Verses
- 5
- Books
- 4
- First appears
- Genesis 4:22
- Last appears
- 2 Chronicles 12:13
Where Naamah appears
5 verses · 4 chaptersIn the same books
- Shiloh37 versesA significant religious center in Ephraim that housed the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant for centuries.
- Kohath31 versesThe second son of Levi and ancestor of the Kohathite clan, who were responsible for the care of the tabernacle.
- Gershon27 versesThe eldest son of Levi and ancestor of the Gershonite clan of Levites responsible for the Tabernacle curtains.
- Esau57 versesThe elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, and the progenitor of the Edomite nation.
- Shechem55 versesA Hivite prince whose abduction of Dinah led to the massacre of his city by Jacob's sons.
- Nebat24 versesAn Ephraimite of Zeredah and the father of Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel.
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