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Sepharvaim

Taken by Sargon, king of Assyria (2 Kings 17:24; 18:34; 19:13; Isa. 37:13). It was a double city, and received the common name Sepharvaim, i.e., “the two Sipparas,” or “the two booktowns.” The Sippara on the east bank of the Euphrates is now called Abu-Habba; that on the other bank was Accad, the old capital of Sargon I., where he established a great library. The recent discovery of cuneiform inscriptions at Tel el-Amarna in Egypt, consisting of official despatches to Pharaoh Amenophis IV. and his predecessor from their agents in Palestine, proves that in the century before the Exodus an active literary intercourse was carried on between these nations, and that the medium of the correspondence was the Babylonian language and script.

City

KJB,ESV = ‘Sepharvaim’

Recorded scripture occurrences (6)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

KI2 17:24: RV KI2 17:24 · LV KI2 17:24 · Read together KI2 17:24

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OET-RV KI2 17:24

24 Then the Assyrian king sent people from Bavel (Babylon) and from Kut and from Ivah and from Hamat and Sefarvayim, and he settled them in the cities of the northern kingdom in place of the Israelis. And they possessed Shomron (Samaria) and lived in its towns.

OET-LV KI2 17:24

24 And_ the _king _of ʼAshshūr _he/it _brought from_Bāⱱel and_from_Kūt/(Cuthah) and_from_Avva and_from_Ḩₐmāt and_Şəfarvayim and_he _caused_them_to _dwell in_the _cities _of Shomrōn in _place _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_they _took _possession _of DOM Shomrōn and_they _lived in_cities _of_its.

KI2 17:31: RV KI2 17:31 · LV KI2 17:31 · Read together KI2 17:31

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OET-RV KI2 17:31

31 and the Avim made Nivhaz and Tartak. The Sefarvim sacrificed their own sons in the fire to their gods Adramelek and Anamelek.

OET-LV KI2 17:31

31 And_the_Avvites they _made Niⱱḩaz and_DOM Tartāq and_the_Şəfarvī were_burning DOM children _of_their in_fire to_ʼAdrammelek and_ˊAnammelek the _gods _of of_Şəfarvayim.

KI2 18:34: RV KI2 18:34 · LV KI2 18:34 · Read together KI2 18:34

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OET-RV KI2 18:34

34 Where were the gods of Hamat and Arpad? Where were the gods of Sefarvayim, Hena, and Ivah? Were they able to save Shomron (Samaria) from the king’s power?

OET-LV KI2 18:34

34 Where were_the _gods _of Ḩₐmāt and_ʼArpād where were_the _gods _of Şəfarvayim Hēnaˊ and_ˊIvvāh that/for/because/then/when they _have _delivered DOM Shomrōn from_hand _of_my.

KI2: all 4 recorded references

KI2 17:24: RV KI2 17:24 · LV KI2 17:24 · Read together KI2 17:24

KI2 17:31: RV KI2 17:31 · LV KI2 17:31 · Read together KI2 17:31

KI2 18:34: RV KI2 18:34 · LV KI2 18:34 · Read together KI2 18:34

KI2 19:13: RV KI2 19:13 · LV KI2 19:13 · Read together KI2 19:13

ISA: all 2 recorded references

ISA 36:19: RV ISA 36:19 · LV ISA 36:19 · Read together ISA 36:19

ISA 37:13: RV ISA 37:13 · LV ISA 37:13 · Read together ISA 37:13

Words tagged with this person or place

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KI2: 4 tagged passages

KI2 17:24: וּ,סְפַרְוַ֔יִם

KI2 17:31: ספרים

KI2 18:34: סְפַרְוַ֖יִם

KI2 19:13: סְפַרְוָ֑יִם

ISA: 2 tagged passages

ISA 36:19: סְפַרְוָ֑יִם

ISA 37:13: סְפַרְוָ֑יִם

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