Rezeph — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

City destroyed by the Assyrians. It was mentioned in a derisive letter sent from Sennacherib, king of Assyria, to Hezekiah of Judah. Rezeph was listed along with the conquered cities of Gozan and Haran and the sons of Eden in Telassar. The Assyrian king was reminding Hezekiah that just as the local deities of these cities were not able to protect them from Assyrian conquest, so neither could Hezekiah’s God preserve Jerusalem (2 Kgs 19:12; Is 37:12). Rezeph was a notable Assyrian city, known for its commerce and governing seat. It was brought into the Assyrian Empire well over a century before Hezekiah’s confrontation with Sennacherib. It is perhaps identifiable with the modern Syrian city of Resafa.

Show passage in OET: KI2 19:12

OET-RV KI2 19:12

12 The gods of the countries destroyed by my ancestors never saved them—those in Gozan, Haran, Retsef, or Eden’s descendants in Telasar.

OET-LV KI2 19:12

12 Did_ the _gods _of the_nations which they _destroyed ancestors _of_my DOM Gōzān and_DOM Ḩārān and_Reʦef and_the _sons of _Eden who were_in_Təlaʼssar _they _deliver DOM_them.

Show passage in OET: ISA 37:12

OET-RV ISA 37:12

12 Did the gods of those other nations save them—places like Gozan and Haran and Retsef, and the people of Eden who lived in Telasar?

OET-LV ISA 37:12

12 Did_ the _gods _of the_nations which they _destroyed ancestors _of_my DOM Gōzān and_DOM Ḩārān and_Reʦef and_the _sons of _ˊĒden who were_in_Təlaʼssar _they _deliver them.

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