Atomic Bible

Priest who returned from Babylonian exile

Amok

Named in 2 verses of Nehemiah, first in Nehemiah 12:7.

עָמוֹקAmok

The name means “a valley; a depth.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

About Amok Written by AI

Amok was a priest who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile. He is mentioned in the list of priests who came back with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. Later, during the time of Nehemiah, Amok is recorded as one of the priests who signed the covenant to follow the Law of God and to keep themselves separate from the neighboring peoples.

Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.

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Where the Bible names him

  1. Nehemiah 12:7

    Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.

  2. Nehemiah 12:20

    of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.