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'''Nisroch''' ({{lang-arc|ܢܝܼܫܪܵܟ݂}}; {{lang-el|Νεσεραχ}}; {{lang-la|Nesroch}}; {{Hebrew Name 1|נִסְרֹךְ}}) is an [[Assyria]]n god in whose temple King [[Sennacherib]] was, according to the [[Hebrew Bible]], worshiping when he was assassinated by his sons [[Adrammelech]] and [[Shizrezer]] ({{bibleref2|2 Kings|19:37}}, {{bibleref2|Isaiah|37:38}}). He has been tentatively identified as the god of agriculture.<ref>George Roux - Ancient Iraq</ref> [[Josephus]] |
'''Nisroch''' ({{lang-arc|ܢܝܼܫܪܵܟ݂}}; {{lang-el|Νεσεραχ}}; {{lang-la|Nesroch}}; {{Hebrew Name 1|נִסְרֹךְ}}) is an [[Assyria]]n god in whose temple King [[Sennacherib]] was, according to the [[Hebrew Bible]], worshiping when he was assassinated by his sons [[Adrammelech]] and [[Shizrezer]] ({{bibleref2|2 Kings|19:37}}, {{bibleref2|Isaiah|37:38}}). He has been tentatively identified as the god of agriculture.<ref>George Roux - Ancient Iraq</ref> [[Josephus]] in [[Antiquities_of_the_Jews]] identifies the temple by the name Araske. |
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Revision as of 16:23, 5 November 2017
Nisroch (Imperial Aramaic: ܢܝܼܫܪܵܟ݂; Greek: Νεσεραχ; Latin: Nesroch; Hebrew: נִסְרֹךְ) is an Assyrian god in whose temple King Sennacherib was, according to the Hebrew Bible, worshiping when he was assassinated by his sons Adrammelech and Shizrezer (2 Kings 19:37, Isaiah 37:38). He has been tentatively identified as the god of agriculture.[1] Josephus in Antiquities_of_the_Jews identifies the temple by the name Araske.
Ancient Mesopotamia
Nisroch was depicted as an eagle-headed deity with wings and exaggerated muscles. In various sculptured reliefs from Nineveh he is seen sprinkling the sacred tree with water. He usually holds a water vessel in his left hand and a fir cone (sponge) in his right. Among the ancient Arabs, also, the eagle occurs as an idol. In addition, the word Nisr in Arabic literally means Eagle.
Hebrew legend
In the Midrash, "Nisroch" is actually said to be derived from the Hebrew word "neser." Neser was the name given to a plank of wood discovered by Sennacherib on his return to Assyria from his campaign in Judah. The sages write that this plank was originally part of Noah's Ark, and that Sennacherib worshiped it as an idol. It would therefore be concluded that it was this idol that Sennacherib was worshiping when he was murdered by his two sons.[citation needed]
In demonology
Some religious authors consider Nisroch to be a fallen angel, once of the order of Principalities and an associate to Belphegor.[citation needed] Johann Weyer and Collin de Plancy wrote that Nisroch is chief of cuisine to the princes in Hell.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ George Roux - Ancient Iraq