A prosperous city on the borders of Israel which eventually fell to the Assyrians, who ordered a transfer of inhabitants between Samaria and Hamath (2 Kgs. 17: 24; Isa. 11: 11).
Citation for Hamath
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MLA
"Hamath." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. Jun 20, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e2126>.
Chicago
"Hamath." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e2126 (accessed Jun 20, 2013).