A Chaldean god whose worship was introduced into Assyria by Pul. To this idol was dedicated the great temple whose ruins are still seen at Birs Nimrud. Definition from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897, public domain), a 19th-century Christian reference work.
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Nebo
The gods of their world
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- Jeremiah 48:1bsb
Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.
- Isaiah 46:1bsb
Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
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