Nergal

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

“Nergal” means hero

Nergal: 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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