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- 2Ki 17:24-41 -- The King of Assyria Populates Israel with Foreigners
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Tartak
[ebd] prince of darkness, one of the gods of the Arvites, who colonized part of Samaria after the deportation of Israel by Shalmaneser (2 Kings 17:31).
[isbe] TARTAK - tar'-tak (tartaq): In 2 Ki 17:31 mentioned as the name of an idol of the Avvites, one of the peoples sent by Shalmaneser to the cities of Samaria. It is otherwise unknown.
[smith] (prince of darkness), one of the gods of the Avite or Avvite colonists of Samaria. (2Â Kings 17:31) According to rabbinical tradition, Tartak is said to have been worshipped under the form of an ass.
[nave] TARTAK, an Assyrian idol, 2 Kin. 17:31.
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Sepharvites
[isbe] SEPHARVITES - se'-far-vits, se-far'-vits> (cepharwim): In 2 Ki 17:31, the inhabitants of SEPHARVAIM (which see), planted by the king of Assyria in Samaria. They continued there to burn their children to their native gods.
[nave] SEPHARVITES, the people of Sepharvaim, 2 Kin. 17:31.
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Sepharvaim
[smith] (the two Sipparas) is mentioned by Sennacherib in his letter to Hezekiah as a city whose king had been unable to resist the Assyrians. (2Â Kings 19:13; Isaiah 37:13) comp. 2Kin 18:34 It is identified with the famous town of...
[nave] SEPHARVAIM, an Assyrian city, from which the king of Assyria colonized Samaria, 2 Kin. 17:24, 31; 18:34; 19:13; Isa. 36:19; 37:13.
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SYRIAC VERSIONS
[isbe] SYRIAC VERSIONS - || 1. Analogy of Latin Vulgate 2. The Designation "Peshito" ("Peshitta") 3. Syriac Old Testament 4. Syriac New Testament 5. Old Syriac Texts (1) Curetonian (2) Tatian's Diatessaron (3) Sinaitic Syriac (4) R...
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SACRIFICE, HUMAN
[isbe] SACRIFICE, HUMAN - hu'-man: As an expression of religious devotion, human sacrifice has been widespread at certain stages of the race's development. The tribes of Western Asia were deeply affected by the practice, probably p...
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PALESTINE EXPLORATION, 2B
[isbe] PALESTINE EXPLORATION, 2B - 4. Central Palestine: (1) Jerusalem. See above, III, 1, (2). (2) Samaria. (Harvard Expedition).--Although the ancient capital of the Northern Kingdom, yet Samaria was Centrally located, being 20 m...
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Nibhaz
[ebd] barker, the name of an idol, supposed to be an evil demon of the Zabians. It was set up in Samaria by the Avites (2 Kings 17:31), probably in the form of a dog.
[isbe] NIBHAZ - nib'-haz (nibhchaz): Given as the name of an idol of the Avvites, introduced by them into Samaria (2 Ki 17:31), but otherwise unknown. The text is supposed to be corrupt.
[smith] (the barker), a deity of the Avites, introduced by them into Samaria in the time of Shalmaneser. (2Â Kings 17:31) The rabbins derived the name from a Hebrew root nabach , "to bark," and hence assigned to it the figure of a ...
[nave] NIBHAZ, an idol, 2 Kin. 17:31.
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KINGS, BOOKS OF
[isbe] KINGS, BOOKS OF - || I. TITLE II. SCOPE III. CHARACTER OF BOOKS AND POSITION IN THE HEBREW CANON 1. Purpose 2. Character of Data IV. HISTORICAL VALUE 1. Treatment of Historical Data 2. Chronology 3. Value of Assyrian Records...
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JESUS CHRIST, 2
[isbe] JESUS CHRIST, 2 - LITERATURE Jesus Christ: The Founder of the Christian religion; the promised Messiah and Saviour of the world; the Lord and Head of the Christian church. I. The Names. 1. Jesus: (Iesous) is the Greek equiva...
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HAGGAI
[isbe] HAGGAI - hag'-a-i, hag'-a-i (chaggay, an adjective formed from chagh, "feast"): 1. Name: The word "Haggai" may mean "festal," the prophet having been born perhaps on a festival day; compare the Roman name "Festus." Hebrew pr...
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GODS
[isbe] GODS - ('elohim; theoi): I. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1. Superhuman Beings (God and Angels) 2. Judges, Rulers 3. Gods of the Nations 4. Superiority of Yahweh to Other Gods 5. Regulations Regarding the Gods of the Nations 6. Israe...
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FIRE
[isbe] FIRE - fir ('esh; pur): These are the common words for fire, occurring very frequently. 'Ur, "light" (Isa 24:15 the King James Version; compare the Revised Version (British and American); 31:9, and see FIRES), nur (Aramaic) ...
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FEAR
[isbe] FEAR - fer (yir'ah, yare'; phobos, phobeo): Terms, etc.: "Fear" is the translation of many words in the Old Testament; the chief are: yir'ah, "fear," "terror," "reverence," "awe," most often "the fear of God," "fear of Yahwe...
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CAPTIVITY
[isbe] CAPTIVITY - kap-tiv'-i-ti (galah, galuth, shebhuth, shibhyah; metoikesia): I. OF THE NORTHERN KINGDOM (THE WORK OF ASSYRIA) 1. Western Campaigns of Shalmaneser II, 860-825 BC 2. Of Rimmon-nirari III, 810-781 BC 3. Of Tiglath...
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Apharsathchites
[nave] APHARSATHCHITES, Ezra 4:9, with 2 Kin. 17.
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Apharsachites
[nave] APHARSACHITES, this is transliterated in the KJV, NKJV, and ASV but translated as "officials" (NIV) "lesser governors" (NASB) "legates" (NJB). Ezra 5:6; 6:6, with 2 Kin. 17.
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Anammelech
[ebd] one of the gods worshipped by the people of Sepharvaim, who colonized Samaria (2 Kings 17:31). The name means "Anu is king." It was a female deity representing the moon, as Adrammelech (q.v.) was the male representing the su...
[isbe] ANAMMELECH - a-nam'-e-lek (`anammelekh = Assyrian Anu-malik, "Anu is the prince"): A Babylonian (?) deity worshipped by the Sepharvites in Samaria, after being transported there by Sargon. The worship of Adrammelech (who is ...
[smith] (image of the king), one of the idols worshipped by the colonists introduced into Samaria from Sepharvaim. (2Â Kings 17:31) He was worshipped with rites resembling those of Molech, and is the companion-god to Adrammelech.
[nave] ANAMMELECH, an Assyrian idol, 2 Kin. 17:31.
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Adrammelech
[ebd] Adar the king. (1.) An idol; a form of the sun-god worshipped by the inhabitants of Sepharvaim (2 Kings 17:31), and brought by the Sepharvite colonists into Samaria. (2.) A son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (2 Kings 19:37;...
[smith] (splendor of the king). The name of an idol introduced into Samaria by the colonists from Sepharvaim. (2Â Kings 17:31) He was worshipped with rites resembling those of Molech, children being burnt in his honor. Adrammelech...
[nave] ADRAMMELECH 1. An Assyrian idol, 2 Kin. 17:31. 2. Son of Seacherib, 2 Kin. 19:37; Isa. 37:38.
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AVIM
[smith] (ruins), A?vims or A?vites . A people among the early inhabitants of Palestine, whom we meet with in the southwest corner of the seacoast, whither they may have made their way north-ward from the desert, (2:23) probably the ...
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ADRA
[isbe] ADRA - a'-dra. See ARAD (city). ADRAMMELECH and ANAMMELECH a-dram'-el-ek and a-nam'-el-ek ('adhrammelekh and `anammelekh, apparently, according to Assyrian usage, "Adar is prince," "Anu is prince." By Palestinian usage it wo...
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Aharoni, Yohanan. "The Building Activities of David and Solomon."Israel Exploration Journal24:1(1974):13-16.Aharoni, Yohanan, and Michael Avi-Yonahl. The Macmillan Bible Atlas. Revised ed., New York: Macmillan Publishing Co.,...
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Ackroyd, Peter R. "An Interpretation of the Babylonian Exile: A Study of 2 Kings 20, Isaiah 38-39."Scottish Journal of Theology27:3:(August 1974):329-52.Albright, William F. The Archaeology of Palestine. 1949. Revised ed. Pel...
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