Adrammelech Summary
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Adrammelech was an Assyrian deity worshipped by the Sepharvite people.
Assyrian god worshipped by Sepharvites in Samaria
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Adrammelech
the cloak, glory, grandeur or power of the king
- en Adrammelek · Also called
- he אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ · H0152G
- bg Адрамелех
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Adrammelech Article
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Adrammelech was an Assyrian god mentioned in the Bible as one of the deities worshipped by the Sepharvite people who were brought to Samaria by the Assyrian king after the conquest of Israel. The Sepharvites burned their children as sacrifices to Adrammelech and Anammelech.
Adrammelech 1 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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.
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