Nibhaz

Nibhaz (Hebrew: נִבְחַז‎ Nīḇḥaz)^[1][2] was a deity of the Avim during the time of Shalmaneser I (2 Kings 17:31), who had been imported to Samaria after the fall of that city before Sargon II. Some indications of worship have been found in Syria, between Berytus and Tripolis, in the form of a dog, a contention first found in the Talmud.^[1][2] Others identify Nibhaz with the Persian god Ibnakhaza or even with the Babylonian Nebo. Those who understand Nibhaz as being related to dogs tie it to the Egyptian deity Anubis.^[3] There were several variants of Nibhaz in Greece, none of which give any clue to the identification of this god.^[4]

1. ^ ^{a b} Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary (3 ed.).
2. ^ ^{a b} "Nibhaz". Smith’s Bible Dictionary. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
3. ^ Reuven Chaim Klein (2018). God versus Gods: Judaism in the Age of Idolatry. Mosaica Press. pp. 350–351. ISBN 978-1946351463.
4. ^ "NIBHAZ - JewishEncyclopedia.com". www.jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.

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