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Ashima

/a-SHI-ma/

Summary

An idol worshipped by the people of Hamath who were settled in Samaria by the Assyrians.

☩Foreign Deity

After the Assyrians conquered the northern kingdom of Israel, they repopulated Samaria with foreign peoples from various nations. These colonists brought their own gods with them. The men of Hamath made Ashima, their ancestral deity. This contributed to the syncretistic religion that developed in Samaria, mixing Yahweh worship with idolatry.

Key verses:2 Kings 17:30

Related Verses1 mention

2 Kings· 1 verse

17:30

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ashima," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Ashima," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).