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Abednego
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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the name given in Babylon to Azariah, one of the companions of Daniel (Dan. i. 7, &c.). It is probably a corruption, perhaps deliberate, of Abednebo, "servant of Nebo," though G. Hoffmann thinks that the original form was Abednergo, for Abednergal, "servant of the god Nergal." C. H. Toy compares Barnebo, "son of Nebo," of which he regards Barnabas as a slightly disguised form (Jewish Encyclopaedia).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Abednego'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/abednego.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Abednego'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/abednego.html. 1910.
