Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
King of Shinar, southern Chaldea, one of the confederates of Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, in a war against Sodom and cities of the plain (Gen. 14:1, 4). It is now found that Amraphel (or Ammirapaltu) is the Khammu-rabi whose name appears on recently-discovered monuments. (See CHEDORLAOMER). ) he united Babylonia under one rule, and made Babylon his capital.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(keeper of the gods) perhaps a Hamite king of Shinar or Babylonia, who joined the victorious incursion of the Elamite Chedorlaomer against the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities of the plain. Gen. 14.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
AM'RAPHEL. Gen 14:1. The Hamite king of Shimar, or Babylonia, who confederated with other kings and made war on Sodom and the other cities of the plain, plundering them and making prisoners of their inhabitants. Among the captives was Lot, Abraham's nephew. Gen 14:9-16.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
one that speaks of secrets