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Evilmerodach

EVIL-MERODACH

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Also known as: Amel-Marduk, Awil-Marduk; Spanish: Evilmerodac; French: Évil-Merodac; Latin: Amēl-Marduk

EVILMERODACH (Bab. Avril-Marduk «Servant of Marduk»; Sept. Εὐαγγελῶδεν). - King of Babylon, son of Nebuchadnezzar, whom he succeeded on the throne in 561 B.C. He reigned only two years. The inscriptions are silent on the new king's foreign policy: it is only hinted that he did not have a conciliatory diplomacy in domestic policy in order to win over and dominate the priestly party. And in fact E. was the victim of a conspiracy, directed by his brother-in-law Nergal-shar-usur with the help of the priestly caste.

Even though the annalists censure him by accusing him of being "too arbitrary," he showed himself a mild and humane king by releasing from prison King Jehoiachin of Jerusalem, in chains since 598-97, that is, for about 37 years, blind. He was a table companion of E. until his death (II Kings 25:27-30; Jer. 52:31-34).

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By Giustino Boson

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), col. 895.

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Chicago

Boson, Giustino. “Evil-Merodach (Bab. Avril-Marduk «Servo di Marduk»; Sett. ΕΥ̓ΑΓΓΕΛΩ͂ΔΕΝ).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, col. 895. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/evil-merodach-bab-avril-marduk-servo-di-marduk-sett-euaggeloden.

MLA

Boson, Giustino. “Evil-Merodach (Bab. Avril-Marduk «Servo di Marduk»; Sett. ΕΥ̓ΑΓΓΕΛΩ͂ΔΕΝ).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 895. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/evil-merodach-bab-avril-marduk-servo-di-marduk-sett-euaggeloden.

BibTeX

@incollection{ec5_evil_merodach_bab_avril_marduk,
  author    = {Boson, Giustino},
  title     = {Evil-Merodach (Bab. Avril-Marduk «Servo di Marduk»; Sett. ΕΥ̓ΑΓΓΕΛΩ͂ΔΕΝ)},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {895},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/evil-merodach-bab-avril-marduk-servo-di-marduk-sett-euaggeloden}
}

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