Aramean kings

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

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.

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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