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Nergal
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Nergal: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
the great man; the hero
a pagan god
a pagan god
Hebrew
Strongs #05370: lgrn Nergal
Nergal = "hero"1) one of the chief deities of Assyria and Babylon and worshipped by
the men of Cuth
5370 Nergal nare-gal'
of foreign origin; Nergal, a Cuthite deity: KJV -- Nergal.Nergal [nave]
NERGAL, an idol, 2 Kin. 17:30.Nergal [ebd]
the great dog; that is, lion, one of the chief gods of the Assyrians and Babylonians (2 Kings 17:30), the god of war and hunting. He is connected with Cutha as its tutelary deity.
NERGAL [smith]
(hero), one of the chief Assyrian and Babylonian deities, seems to have corresponded closely to the classical Mars. (2Â Kings 17:30) It is conjectured that he may represent the deified Nimrod.NERGAL [isbe]
NERGAL - nar'-gal (nereghal): A Babylonian deity, identified with the planet Mars, and worshipped at Cutha (compare 2 Ki 17:30).See BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA, RELIGION OF.
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