Nibhaz

Nibhaz (Hebrew: נִבְחַז‎ Nīḇḥaz)[1][2] was a deity of the Avim during the time of Shalmaneser I (2 Kings 17:31). 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]

  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.