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{2 Kings 17:30} And the men y582 x376 of Babylon 894 made 6213 z8804 x853 Succothbenoth, 5524 and the men y582 x376 of Cuth 3575 made 6213 z8804 x853 Nergal, 5370 and the men y582 x376 of Hamath 2574 made 6213 z8804 x853 Ashima, 807
Babylon:
"And the kingª of Assyriaª broughtª° [men] from Babylon,ª¹ and from Cuthah,ª¹ and from Ava,ª¹ and from Hamath,ª¹ and from Sepharvaim,ª and placedª° [them] in the citiesª of Samariaª instead¹ of the childrenª of Israel:ª and they possessedª°¹ Samaria,ª and dweltª° in the citiesª thereof." {2Kg 17:24}
Succoth benoth:
Succoth benoth, literally "the tents of the daughters."
Cuth:
Cuth is probably the Cush watered by the Gihon, or Araxes, now Aras ("And the nameª of the secondª riverª [is] Gihon:ª the same¹ [is] it that compassethª°¹ the whole¹ landª of Ethiopia.ª" {Gen 2:13}), the ancient country of the Scythians, where we meet with the Quitians, Coethians, or Coete, and Cytheans, and the cities of Cotatis, Cetemane, Cythanum, Cyta, Cethena, etc.
Nergal:
Supposed to denote the solar orb; the emblem of which, according to the Rabbins, was a cock.
Ashima:
Jarchi says this idol was of the form of a goat.

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