Dictionary entry

Nergal

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

nar'-gal (nereghal): A Babylonian deity, identified with the planet Mars, and worshipped at Cutha (compare2Ki 17:30).

See BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA, RELIGION OF.

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