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Concise Bible Dictionary
:
A
goddess
whose
worship
was established at
Samaria
by
the
heathen
of
Babylon
who were settled
there
(
2 Kings 17:30
30
And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, (2 Kings 17:30)
). The
name
has been traced to Zarpanit, the goddess of wisdom, the lady of
the deep
, and wife of
Bel
-
merodach
.