A god who the people of Hamanth worshiped. We do not know where they came from. They were moved to Samaria after the fall of Israel in 722 BC (2 Kings 17:30).
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Ashima
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)The classic article on this subjectSmith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)The entry on this subjectNave’s Topical Bible (1896)What the Bible says, point by point on this subject
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