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Succoth-benoth

Tents of daughters, supposed to be the name of a Babylonian deity, the goddess Zir-banit, the wife of Merodach, worshipped by the colonists in Samaria (2 Kings 17:30).

In the Bible

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Verses where Succoth-benoth is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 2 Kings 17:30

    The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,

Scripture on Succoth-benoth

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Succoth-benoth references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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