Naamah

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NAAMAH

NAAMAH (Heb. נַעֲמָה; "pleasantness"), two biblical figures.

(1) Daughter of Lamech and Zillah and sister of Tubal-Cain (Gen. 4:22).

(2) Ammonite wife of Solomon, mother of Rehoboam (i Kings 14:21; ii Chron. 12:13).

bibliography:

em, 5 (1968), 891–2 (incl. bibl.).