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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
fire
prince
). A prince of
Babylon
who released
Jeremiah
(
Jer. 39:3,13
3
And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. (Jeremiah 39:3)
13
So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the king of Babylon's princes; (Jeremiah 39:13)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Prince
of
the
king of
Babylon
; he assisted at the
destruction
of
Jerusalem
(
Jer. 39:3
3
And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. (Jeremiah 39:3)
).
2.
Another prince present on the same occasion, whose title is given as
Rab-mag
(
Jer. 39:3,13
3
And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. (Jeremiah 39:3)
13
So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the king of Babylon's princes; (Jeremiah 39:13)
). The latter probably became the king, who was
named
NERIGLISSAR. He killed his
brother
-in-
law
Evil
-
merodach
, and succeeded to the
throne
, B.C. 559. On
some
bricks
his
name
has been found as
Nergal
-shar-uzur, Rubu-emga
.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
5371
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Nergal
Phonic:
Shar’etser
Meaning:
from
5370
and
8272
; Nergal-Sharetser, the name of two Babylonians
KJV Usage:
Nergal-sharezer
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
the rolling lamp observed the treasure
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Nergal, the splendor of brightness:―the name of two Babylonians, Jer. 39:3. {Nergal splendor nitoris}