Genesis 14:5 names it as the home of the Zuzim, defeated in the War of the Kings. Such evidence as we have from archaeology suggests that it was the original name of the Amonite capital Rabah, 25 miles north-east of the upper end of the Yam ha Melach (Dead Sea), in which case we can likely read Amon as an aspirate form of Hamon.
Not to be confused with Cham (חם), the son of No'ach who is equated with Mitsrayim (Egypt) and who is erroneously named Ham in English translations.
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