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.
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.