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2 Kings 17:30-31

17:30

Babylon <0894> [Babylon.]

Succoth Benoth <05524> [Succoth benoth.]

{Succoth benoth,} literally "the tents of the daughters."

Cuth <03575> [Cuth.]

Cuth is probably the Cush watered by the Gihon, or Araxes, now Aras (Ge 2:13,) the ancient country of the Scythians, where we meet with the Quitians, Co‰thians, or Co‰t‘, and Cytheans, and the cities of Cotatis, Cetemane, Cythanum, Cyta, Cethena, etc.

Nergal <05370> [Nergal.]

Supposed to denote the solar orb; the emblem of which, according to the Rabbins, was a cock.

Ashima <0807> [Ashima.]

Jarchi says this idol was of the form of a goat.


17:31

Avvites <05757> [the Avites.]

Nibhaz <05026> [Nibhaz.]

Supposed to be the same as the Anubis of the Egyptians; and was in form partly a dog and partly a man.

burned ... sons <08313 01121> [burnt their children.]




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