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(cuhth), CUTHAH Place names with two spellings in Hebrew and English. Cuthah was the center of worship of Nergal, god of death in Mesopotamia. See 2 Kings 17:24 ). Once settled, they made an idol to worship Nergal (2 Kings 17:30 ), thus aggravating the tendency to worship Yahweh of Israel along with other gods. Cuth was located at tell Ibrahim, about 18 miles northeast of Babylon.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Cuth'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​c/cuth.html. 1991.
 
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