Prince of darkness, one of the gods of the Arvites, who colonized part of Samaria after the deportation of Israel by Shalmaneser (2 Kings 17:31).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
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Tartak
Name meaning: chained; bound; shut up (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(prince of darkness), one of the gods of the Avite or Avvite colonists of Samaria. (2 Kings 17:31) According to rabbinical tradition, Tartak is said to have been worshipped under the form of an ass.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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