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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Nibhaz (A male deity in the Old Testament)
An idol the Avite settlers brought to Samaria when the Assyrians moved them there. Old tradition says it was shaped like a dog.
First, in plain English
An idol the Avite settlers brought to Samaria when the Assyrians moved them there. Old tradition says it was shaped like a dog.
Who this is
Nibhaz is not a person but an idol the Avite settlers brought to Samaria after the Assyrians deported them there following the fall of the northern kingdom (2 Kings 17:31). Ancient tradition describes it as having the form of a dog, though little else is known of this god.
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The word
H5026
Where it appears
- 2 Kings 17:31
