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and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Nibhaz and Tartak are either gods of whom we have no other record, or they are intentional corruptions of the Babylonian names Nebo and Tir. Tir wa…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Nibhaz and Tartak are unknown, but the forms have an Assyrio-Babylonian cast. (Compare Nimrod, Nergal with the fo…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

It would answer no practical purpose if I were to explain the meaning of the names of these various gods. Some of them had animal forms. Their wors…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak The former of which is represented by the Jews in the shape of a dog, deriving the …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The terror of the Almighty will sometimes produce a forced or feigned submission in unconverted men, like those brought from different countries to…

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