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Adrammelech
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Concise Bible Dictionary: A
By:
George A. Morrish
Narrator:
Chris Genthree
Duration:
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The god of the Sepharvites, to whom they burnt their children, placed in one of the houses of the high places among the Samaritans (
2 Kings 17:31
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And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. (2 Kings 17:31)
). A sort of Adar-Mars, for example, sun-god, who was regarded as a destroying being (Furst).
2.
One of the sons of Sennacherib who smote his father with the sword and then fled to the land of Armenia,
2 Kings 19:37
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And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead. (2 Kings 19:37)
;
Isa. 37:38
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And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead. (Isaiah 37:38)
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