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Nergal

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Ner'gal. (hero). One of the chief Assyrian and Babylonian deities, seems to have corresponded closely to the classical Mars. 2 Kings 17:30. It is conjectured that he may represent the deified Nimrod.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Nergal'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​n/nergal.html. 1901.
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