Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
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Nisroch
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Nis'roch. (the great eagle). An idol of Nineveh, in whose temple, Sennacherib was worshipping, when assassinated by his sons, Adrammelech and Shizrezer. 2 Kings 19:37; Isaiah 37:38. This idol is identified with the eagle-headed human figure, which is one of the most prominent on the earliest Assyrian monuments, and is always represented as contending with, and conquering, the lion or the bull.
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Nisroch'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/n/nisroch.html. 1901.
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Nisroch'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/n/nisroch.html. 1901.
