Baalis Explained

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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https://web.archive.org/web/20061022182148/http://www.robert-deutsch.com/en/monographs/m7/