Sepharvaim (Easton)

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Taken by Sargon, king of Assyria (2 Kings 17:24; 18:34; 19:13; Isaiah 37:13 ). It was a double city, and received the common name Sepharvaim, i.e., 'the two Sipparas,' or 'the two booktowns.' The Sippara on the east bank of the Euphrates is now called Abu-Habba; that on the other bank was Accad, the"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter S Bible Dictionaries Sepharvaim Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Sepharad Next Entry Septuagint Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Sepharvites Sepharvaim Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Arpad, Arphad & Sepharvaim Dictionaries American Tract Society Sepharvaim Chabad Knowledge Base Ashkenazim and Sephardim Easton's Bible Dictionary Sepharvaim Fausset Bible Dictionary Sepharvaim Holman Bible Dictionary Sepharvites Sepharvaim Hitchcock Bible Names Sepharvaim Hastings' BibleDictionary Sepharvaim Morrish Bible Dictionary Sepharvites Sepharvaim Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Sepharvaim Smith Bible Dictionary Sepharvaim Webster Dictionary Sephardim Watson's Theological Dictionary Sepharvaim Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Sepharvaim Sepharvites Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Sepharvaim McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Sephardim Sepharvaim Sepharvaim (2) (only first 3 shown) The Jewish Encyclopedia Sephardim Lexicons סְפַרְוִים סְפַרְוַיִם Taken by Sargon, king of Assyria ( 2 Kings 17:24 ; 18:34 ; 19:13 ; Isaiah 37:13 ). It was a double city, and received the common name Sepharvaim, i.e., "the two Sipparas," or "the two booktowns." The Sippara on the east bank of the Euphrates is now called Abu-Habba; that on the other bank was Accad, the old capital of Sargon I., where he established a great library. (See SARGON .) The recent discovery of cuneiform inscriptions at Tel el-Amarna in Egypt, consisting of official despatches to Pharaoh Amenophis IV. and his predecessor from their agents in Palestine, proves that in the century before the Exodus an active literary intercourse was carried on between these nations, and that the medium of the correspondence was the Babylonian language and script. (See KIRJATH-SEPHER.)

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