Ba'alis, King of Ammon
After conquering Jerusalem, the Babylonians made Gedaliah, a member of a prominent Jerusalem family, governor of Judah. But he was soon murdered, an event still commemorated in Jewish tradition as one of the four major fasts mentioned in Zechariah 8:19. The assassin was sent by Ba'alis, King of the Ammonites.
Jeremiah 40:13-14
…and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah and said to him, "Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?"
Ba'alis's seal is made of brown agate with a white band that reads:“[Belonging to] Ba‘alis.” The word “king” flanks the winged sphinx at the center, while the bottom line contains the partial phrase “Sons of Ammon.”
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Seal of Ba’alis
“[Belonging to] Ba‘alis.” The word “king” flanks the winged sphinx at center, while the bottom line contains the partial phrase “Sons of Ammon.”
In the Bible
…and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah and said to him, "Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?"
"... וְכָל־שָׂרֵ֥י הַֽחֲיָלִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה בָּ֥אוּ אֶל־גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ הַמִּצְפָּֽתָה׃ וַיֹּֽאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו הֲיָדֹ֤עַ תֵּדַע֙ כִּ֞י בַּֽעֲלִ֣יס מֶ֣לֶךְ בְּנֵֽי־עַמּ֗וֹן שָׁלַח֙ אֶת־יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בֶּן־נְתַנְיָ֔ה לְהַכֹּֽתְךָ֖ נָ֑פֶשׁ..."
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