Sepharvaim (Hebrew: סְפַרְוָיִם, romanized: Səp̄arwayim) was a city mentioned in the Bible as being captured by the Assyrians. It was taken by a king of Assyria, probably Sargon II, cited in the Hebrew Bible in 2 Kings 17:24, 31; 18:34; 19:13; and Isaiah 37:13). It was a double city, and received the common name Sepharvaim, i.e., "the two Sipparas", or "the two booktowns".
The Sippar on the east bank of the Euphrates is now called Abu-Habba; that on the other bank was Akkad, the old capital of Sargon I, where he established a great library. The recent discovery of cuneiform inscriptions at Amarna in Egypt, consisting of official despatches to Pharaoh Amenophis IV. and his predecessor from their agents in Canaan, leads some Egyptologists to conclude that an active literary intercourse was carried on between these nations, and that the medium of the correspondence was the Akkadian language language and script.[citation needed] (See Kirjath Sepher.)
Sepharvaim was the center of the worship of the god Adrammelech. They also worshipped the god Anammelech. After the deportation of the Israelites to Assyria, at least some of the residents of this city were brought to Samaria to repopulate it with other Gentile settlers.[1]
Sepharvaim (Hebrew: סְפַרְוָיִם, romanized: Səp̄arwayim) was a city mentioned in the Bible as being captured by the Assyrians. It was taken by a king of...
name in the Book of Kings, where he is described as a god of "Sepharvaim". Sepharvaim (a word which is grammatically dual) is commonly, but not certainly...
Adrammelech. He is a lunar deity and is said to have been worshipped at Sepharvaim, an Assyrian town. Although some scholars have related him to the Mesopotamian...
Account of the Discoveries Made in the Ancient Ruins of Nineveh, Asshur, Sepharvaim, Calah, Babylon, Borsippa, Cuthah, and Van, etc", Curts & Jennings, 1897...
Sargon II), and settling people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim in their place (2 Kings 17:6, 24). According to the Books of Kings, this...
cylinder seals. Sippar has been suggested as the location of the Biblical Sepharvaim in the Old Testament, which alludes to the two parts of the city in its...
Account of the Discoveries Made in the Ancient Ruins of Nineveh, Asshur, Sepharvaim, Calah, etc. Curts & Jennings. C. E. Woods, The Sun-God Tablet of Nabû-apla-iddina...
Account of the Discoveries Made in the Ancient Ruins of Nineveh, Asshur, Sepharvaim, Calah, (etc)..." (PDF). Curts & Jennings. J. E. Reade," Rassam's Excavations...
the Assyrians then brought people from Babylon, Kutha, Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim to place in Samaria. Because God sent lions among them to kill them, the...
with its suburb, Borsippa (Birs Nimrud), as well as the two Sippars (the Sepharvaim of Scripture, now Abu Habba), occupied both the Arabian and Chaldaean...
city in Assyria, it lies on the Euphrates river between the cities of Sepharvaim and Henah. Meaning: overturning. 2 Kings 17:24, 18:34 and 19:13 it is...
Account of the Discoveries Made in the Ancient Ruins of Nineveh, Asshur, Sepharvaim, Calah, [etc]..., Curts & Jennings, 1897 King, L. W., "The Cruciform Monument...
the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?" The locations of Hena and Ivvah are unknown to the...
made satisfied thereby! Therefore, they have published in Spain and in Sepharvaim, from one end of the heavens unto the other, [saying], 'Lo! All those...
Sippara at Abu-Habba, and so fixed the position of the two Sipparas or Sepharvaim. Abu-Habba lies south-west of Baghdad, midway between the Euphrates and...
narrative in 2 Kings 17: they came from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and replaced the people of the northern Kingdom of Israel who were taken...
Account of the Discoveries Made in the Ancient Ruins of Nineveh, Asshur, Sepharvaim, Calah, [etc]..., Curts & Jennings, 1897 J. E. Reade, Rassam's Excavations...
brought the Samaritans, people originating from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Sepharvaim and Hamath, and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites...
account of the discoveries made in the ancient ruins of Nineveh, Asshur, Sepharvaim, Calah, Babylon, Borsippa, Cuthah, and Van, incl. a narrative of different...
holy symbol is an open book with a bookmark running down the left page. Sepharvaim – God of Good, Healing, and Protection. This god is always portrayed in...
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