Ba’alis | |
King of Ammon | |
Predecessor: | Possibly Amminadab II |
Successor: | Unknown |
Father: | Amminadab II (uncertain) |
Baalis (Ba‘ălīs; Ammonite:, B‘LYŠ‘) is the name given in the Book of Jeremiah for the king of Ammon. He instigated the murder of Gedaliah, the Babylonian-appointed Jewish governor of Jerusalem.
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