the Avites: 2 Kings 17:24; Ezra 4:9
Nibhaz: Supposed to be the same as the Anubis of the Egyptians; and was in form partly a dog and partly a man.
burnt their children: 2 Kings 17:17; Leviticus 18:21; Deuteronomy 12:28, Deuteronomy 12:31
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2 Kings 17:31
2 Kings 17:31
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