Naamah

1 A daughter of Lamech and his wife Zillah, and the sister of Tubal-cain ( Gen 4:22 ). 2 One of the cities that was included in Judah’s portion of the promised land ( 1Kgs 14:21 ; 1Kgs 14:31 ). 3 An Ammonite wife of Solomon and the mother of Rehoboam, who succeeded Solomon to the throne of Judah ( 1Kgs 14:21 ; 1Kgs 14:31 ; 2Chr 12:13 ).

Powell, Mark Allan, ed. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary. Abridged Edition. San Francisco: HarperOne, 2009.

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