Easton's Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.
Cuthah — According to the Tanakh, Cuthah was one of the five Syrian and Mesopotamian cities from which Sargon II, King of Assyria, brought settlers to take the places of the exiled Israelites (II Kings xvii. 24, 30). II Kings relates that these settlers… … Wikipedia
Cuthah — ▪ ancient city, Iraq modern Tall Ibrāhīm ancient city of Mesopotamia located north of the site of Kish in what is now south central Iraq. Cuthah was devoted to the cult of Nergal, the god of the lower world, and because of its sanctity it … Universalium
CUTH, CUTHAH — (Heb. כּוּת, II Kings 17:30; כּוּתָה; II Kings 17:24), a Sumero Akkadian and Babylonian holy and cult city; the present day Tell Ibrāhīm, 31¼ mi. (50 km.) N.E. of Babylon, 12½ mi. (20 km.) W. of Jemdet Nasr (see mesopotamia ). The Sumerian (or… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Kutha — Babylonia at the time of Hammurabi, ca. 1792 1750 BC Coordinates … Wikipedia
Nergal — For other uses, see Nergal (disambiguation). Fertile Crescent myth series Mesopotamian Levantine … Wikipedia
Meslamtaea — In Mesopotamian religion, the god of the city of Cuthah in Akkad. The name of his temple, Emeslam or Meslam ( luxuriant mesu tree ), may indicate that he was originally a tree god. Later he was identified as the ruler of the netherworld and the… … Universalium
Samaritan — Not to be confused with Sarmatians. Samaritans redirects here. For the charity, see Samaritans (charity). For other uses, see Samaritan (disambiguation). Samaritans שומרונים Samaritans on the … Wikipedia
Nergal — /nair gahl/, n. (in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead. * * * In Mesopotamian religion, a secondary god of the Sumero Akkadian pantheon. He was identified with Irra, the god of scorched earth and war, and… … Universalium
List of modern names for Biblical place names — While the main Biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed through the years. Biblical Name Mentioned in Present Name Province/Region Country Adramyttium Acts 27:2… … Wikipedia
SEPHARVAIM — (Heb. סְפַרוַיִם ,סְפַרְוָיִם), one of the cities from which the king of Assyria brought settlers to Samaria, after the conquest of the Kingdom of Israel (II Kings 17:24). Sepharvaim is also mentioned among the city states which, as King… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
