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    Cuthah

    כּוּתָה

    Cuthah was a Babylonian city from which the Assyrian king brought people to settle in Samaria after the deportation of the Israelites.

    Where the story of Cuthah happensWhere the gazetteer locates Cuthah, framed to them: Cuthah. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Cuthah
    Where the gazetteer locates Cuthah
    verses
    2
    first named
    2 Kings 17:24
    last named
    2 Kings 17:30
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.76°N · 44.61°E
    settlement32.76°N · 44.61°E

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    Description

    Cuthah in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Cuthah, also known as Cuth, was a city in Babylonia from which the Assyrian king Shalmaneser V (or possibly Sargon II) brought people to settle in the cities of Samaria after the deportation of the Israelites (2Ki.17.24). This event occurred around 722 BC when the Assyrians conquered the northern kingdom of Israel and exiled a significant portion of its population.

    The people of Cuthah, along with those from other Babylonian cities such as Babylon, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, were relocated to Samaria. These settlers, who came to be known as the Samaritans, initially did not worship the Lord and instead continued to serve their own gods (2Ki.17.29-31).

    In response to the settlers' lack of reverence for the Lord, God sent lions among them, which killed some of the people. When the king of Assyria was informed of this, he ordered that one of the priests from among the exiled Israelites be sent back to Samaria to teach the new inhabitants about the God of the land (2Ki.17.25-28).

    As a result, the Samaritans developed a syncretic religion, combining elements of their own beliefs with the worship of the Lord (2Ki.17.32-34, 41). This mixed religious practice led to ongoing tensions between the Samaritans and the Jews who returned from the Babylonian exile, as evidenced in the New Testament (e.g., Jhn.4.9).

    The mention of Cuthah in the Bible provides insight into the complex history of the Samaritan people and the religious and cultural dynamics that shaped the region after the Assyrian conquest of Israel.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 1 book.

    1. 2 Kings2 verses

      17:2417:30

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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