Anammelech
Anammelech was an Assyrian deity worshiped by the Sepharvites, who were among the foreign peoples settled in Samaria by the Assyrian king.
The name Anammelech means “answer; poverty of the king”
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Summary
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2 Kings 17:31; only referred to as Anammelech (עֲנַמֶּ֫לֶךְ).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- עֲנַמֶּ֫לֶךְAnammelech
Mentions
- …the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.