Hamat is a fortified capital city of the kingdom of Aram.

Currently identified as the city of Hama in Syria (Y. Aharoni).

• Hamat was conquered by King David (II Samuel 8, 9; I Chronicles 18, 3); I Chronicles 18, 9).
• King Shlomo conducted building projects in Hamat (II Chronicles 8, 3-4).
• King Yeravam ben Yoash conquered Hamat (II Kings 14, 28).
• The King of Ashur (Assyria) exiled the residents of Hamat to Samaria (II Kings 17, 24; II Kings 17, 30; II Kings 18, 34; II Kings 19, 1; Isaiah 10, 9; Isaiah 36, 19; Isaiah 37, 13).
• The prophet Yeshayahu prophesied that the people of Yehuda who were exiled to Hamat would return  to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 11, 11).
• The prophet Yehezkel listed Hamat as part of the northern border of the Land of Israel (Ezekiel 47, 17).
• The prophet Zekharya prophesied about the destruction of Hamat (Zachariah 9, 2).