Atlas Biblica

    supernatural

    Tartak

    תַּרְתָּ֑ק

    Tartak was a deity worshipped by the Avvites, one of the peoples settled in Samaria by the Assyrian king (2Ki.17.31).

    verses
    1
    first named
    2 Kings 17:31
    last named
    2 Kings 17:31

    Description

    Tartak in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Tartak is mentioned in 2Ki.17.31 as one of the deities worshipped by the Avvites, a people group settled in Samaria by the Assyrian king after the deportation of the Israelites. The verse states, "The Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim."

    Little is known about the specific characteristics or attributes of Tartak, as this deity is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible or in other historical sources. The name Tartak does not have a clear meaning or etymology in any known ancient Near Eastern language.

    The worship of Tartak, along with other foreign deities, was practiced by the Avvites in Samaria alongside the worship of the Lord (2Ki.17.33). This syncretistic religious practice was condemned by the biblical authors, who emphasized the importance of exclusive devotion to the God of Israel.

    The mention of Tartak in 2Kings 17 highlights the religious and cultural challenges faced by the Israelites living in Samaria after the Assyrian conquest, as they were influenced by the religious practices of the foreign peoples settled among them. This passage serves as a warning against compromising the worship of the true God by adopting the beliefs and practices of surrounding nations.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    Read it

    Where to read it

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

    1. 2 Kings1 verse

      17:31

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via People, Men Of Babylon, Men Of Cuth, Men Of Hamath, and Avvites’ making of God, Succoth-Benoth, Nergal, Ashima, Nibhaz, and TartakAshimaDeity worshipped by the people of Hamathvia 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 Sepharvites

    Sources

    What this rests on