Bible Dictionaries
Merodach

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Death; slaughter, the name of a Babylonian god, probably the planet Mars (Jeremiah 50:2 ), or it may be another name of Bel, the guardian divinity of Babylon. This name frequently occurs as a surname to the kings of Assyria and Babylon.

Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Merodach'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​m/merodach.html. 1897.