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Adramelech


Adramelech, also called Adrammelech, Adramelek or Adar-malik, (Hebrew: אַדְרַמֶּלֶךְ, Modern Adrammelekh, Tiberian ʼAḏramméleḵ; Greek: Αδραμελεχ Adramelekh; Latin: Adramelech) was a form of sun god related to Moloch. The centre of his worship was the Mesopotamian town of Sippar (Sepharvaim). According to (2 Kings 17:31) the cult was brought by the Sepharvite colonists into Samaria: "the Sepharvites burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim"—like Moloch. The melech element means "King" in Hebrew.

A person with the name of Adramelech is described in Hebrew writings as a son and murderer of Sennacherib, king of Assyria in 2 Kings 19:37 and Isaiah 37:38, however this name is a likely corruption of the Akkadian language name Arda-Mulissi, the rebellious son of Sennacherib. In later times, he is associated with the Moloch of Phoenicia and Carthage.


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