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Nergal

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1863ISBE 19151 verse reference

Easton's 1897

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.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1863

(hero), one of the chief Assyrian and Babylonian deities, seems to have corresponded closely to the classical Mars. (2 Kings 17:30) It is conjectured that he may represent the deified Nimrod.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

ISBE 1915

nar'-gal (nereghal): A Babylonian deity, identified with the planet Mars, and worshipped at Cutha (compare 2Ki 17:30).

See BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA, RELIGION OF.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

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