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    Ashima

    אֲשִׁימָא

    Ashima was a deity worshipped by the people of Hamath who were resettled in Samaria by the Assyrian king (2Ki.17.30).

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    first named
    2 Kings 17:30
    last named
    2 Kings 17:30

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    Ashima in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Ashima is mentioned briefly in 2Ki.17.30 as a deity worshipped by the people of Hamath, a city in Syria. After the Assyrian king resettled various peoples in Samaria, each group continued to worship their own gods, including the Hamathites who made Ashima their god.

    Little is known about Ashima beyond this single reference in the Bible. The name Ashima may be derived from the Semitic root "šm," meaning "name" or "heaven." Some scholars suggest that Ashima could be a variant of the Semitic goddess Asherah or a local deity specific to Hamath.

    The worship of Ashima by the Hamathites in Samaria illustrates the religious syncretism that occurred when people from different cultures were resettled in Israel by the Assyrians. This practice of worshipping foreign gods alongside or in place of the Lord was condemned by the biblical writers as a violation of the covenant relationship between God and His people.

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    1. 2 Kings1 verse

      17:30

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    via People, Men Of Babylon, Men Of Cuth, Men Of Hamath, and Avvites’ making of God, Succoth-Benoth, Nergal, Ashima, Nibhaz, and TartakMakingMaking is a concept gathering 271 labelled instances in the text.via People, Men Of Babylon, Men Of Cuth, Men Of Hamath, and Avvites’ making of God, Succoth-Benoth, Nergal, Ashima, Nibhaz, and TartakNergalA Mesopotamian god worshipped by the Assyriansvia People, Men Of Babylon, Men Of Cuth, Men Of Hamath, and Avvites’ making of God, Succoth-Benoth, Nergal, Ashima, Nibhaz, and TartakNibhazIdol god worshiped by the Avvites in Samariavia People, Men Of Babylon, Men Of Cuth, Men Of Hamath, and Avvites’ making of God, Succoth-Benoth, Nergal, Ashima, Nibhaz, and TartakSuccoth-benothA Babylonian deity worshipped by the Sepharvitesvia People, Men Of Babylon, Men Of Cuth, Men Of Hamath, and Avvites’ making of God, Succoth-Benoth, Nergal, Ashima, Nibhaz, and TartakTartakAn Avvite deity worshipped in Samaria

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