Adrammelech

A deity worshipped by the people of Sepharvaim, mentioned during the time of the divided kingdom.

About Adrammelech

A god worshiped by the Syrians from Sepharvaim. The Assyrians resettled the Sephavaraim into Samaria. The Sepharvites sacrificed children to Adrammelech (2 Kings 17:31).

See also Mesopotamia; Syria, Syrians.

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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.

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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.