People deported from their town (Avva) and settled in Samaria by the king of Assyria (2 Kings 17:24).
About Avvites
The name for the people who lived in the Syrian district of Avva. Shalmaneser of Assyria moved them into Samaria after the conquest in 722 BC (2 Kings 17:31).
See Avva.
Key References
2 Kings 17:31
the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.
All Scripture References (1)
2 Kings (1)
2 Kings 17:31
the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.