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NIBHAZ, or Nebachas, a God of the Avites, 2 Kings xvii. 31. ‘Tis unknown who this God was. Literally it may signify Nebo the Seer, or the Oracle of Nebo.
The Rabbins followed by several Commentators think, that Nibhaz had the Shape of a Dog, much like Anubis of the Egyptians. Omnigenûmque Deûm monstra & latrator Anubis. Virgil. Æneid. vi. Nabac in Hebrew signifies to bark.
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