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Amel-Marduk
Amel-Marduk (called Evil-merodach in the Hebrew Bible) (? BC - ca. 560 BC), the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. He seems to have reigned only two years (562 - 560 BC). According to the Book of Kings, he pardoned and released Jehoiachin, king of Judah, who had been a prisoner in Babylon for thirty-seven years. Allegedly because Amel-Marduk tried to modify his father's policies, he was murdered by Nergal-sharezer (Neriglissar), his brother-in-law, who succeeded him.
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updated article from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
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