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NISROCH

(Heb. nisrōḵ)

The Assyrian deity in whose temple in Nineveh Sennacherib was worshipping when he was murdered by his sons (2 Kgs. 19:37 = Isa. 27:38). As there is no reference to Nisroch among the Mesopotamian pantheon or in any of the cuneiform texts, scholars are unsure of the identity of this deity. Nisroch may be an epithet for the national deity, Assur, though this interpretation is speculative and no similar parallels have been found. Most likely the name is the result of a scribal error and refers to Ninurta, the Assyrian god of war.

Julye Bidmead






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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