Amasa, son of Hadlai
The name Amasa means “sparing the people.” Amasa is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 2 Chronicles 28:12.
Family of Amasa
Father
Who was Amasa?
A son of Hadlai, and chief of Ephraim (2 Chr. 28:12) in the reign of Ahaz.
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Amasa
- 2 Chronicles 28:12
Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,