Who and what is…
Naamah

Meaning: the beautiful

This is the name of two biblical women and one city.

1. Naamah, a pre-Flood descendant of Cain and the daughter of Lamech and Zillah (Genesis 4:22) and sister of Tubalcain.

2. Naamah, the daughter of the king of Ammon, one of the wives of Solomon, the only one who appears to have borne him a son—Rehoboam (1 Kings 14:21, 31).

3. Naamah, a city in the plain of Judah (Joshua 15:41), supposed by some to be identified with Na'aneh, some 5 miles southeast of Makkedah.

More information

• Cain
• Lamech
• Tubalcain
• Who is King Solomon?
• Who is Rehoboam?
• What is Ammon, and who are the Ammonites?
• Women of the Bible
• Biblical women with admirable character, include: Mrs. Noah, Mary (mother of Jesus), Esther, Deborah, and Milcah, daugher of Zelophehad, and Persis of Rome
• Kings of the Bible
• What are the CITIES OF THE BIBLE? Names, descriptions, locations and types