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Shanip
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Shanip was king of Ammon in the mid eighth century BCE. He is mentioned as a vassal of the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pilesar III. His name, which invokes the name of the god El (as do the names of his fellow Ammonite kings Hissalel and Barakel
suggests that El was worshiped in Ammon alongside Milcom and other deities.
He was probably succeeded by Pado'el
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Barakel
Barakhel or Barakel was a king of Ammon in the 670s BCE. He is known from a small black clay bulla bearing his seal impression. A groove and several dots around the impression demonstrate that the seal likely took the form of a metal ring...
suggests that El was worshiped in Ammon alongside Milcom and other deities.
He was probably succeeded by Pado'el
Pado'el
Pado'el was king of Ammon in the 720s BCE and probably the successor to Shanip. He is mentioned as a vassal of the Assyrian kings Sennacherib and Esarhaddon...
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