1. 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 . A sort of Adar-Mars, i.e., sun-god, who was regarded as a destroying being (Fürst).
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; Isaiah 37:38 .
Originally published with the title A New and Concise Bible Dictionary by George Morrish (London), the Morrish Bible Dictionary is more than a dictionary of Bible words.Wikipedia
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