Nergal-sharezer
So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban,
Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of
Babylon's princes;...
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And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in
the middle gate, [even] Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim,
Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the
princes of the king of Babylon....
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Nergal-sharezer or Neriglissar (in Akkadian Nergal-šar-uṣur,
"Oh god Nergal, preserve/defend the king") was King of Babylon
from 560 to 556 BC. He was the son-in-law of Nebuchadrezzar
II, whose son and heir, Amel-Marduk, Nergal-sharezer murdered
and succeeded. A Babylonian chronicle describes his western
war in 557/556....
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nur-gal-sha-re'-zar (nereghal-shar'etser, Hebrew form of
Assyrian Nergal-sar-usur, "O Nergal, defend the prince"): A
Babylonian officer, the "Rab-mag," associated with Nebushazban
in the care of Jeremiah after the fall of Jerusalem (Jer
39:3,13). According to Hommel (article "Babylon," Hastings,
Dictionary of the Bible (five volumes)) and Sayc...
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-The name of a senior officer with Nebuchadnezzars army
Jer 39:3,13...
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(prince of fire) occurs only in Jer 39:3 and Jere 39:13
There appear to have been two persons in the name
among the "princes of the king of Babylon" who accompanied
Nebuchadnezzar on his last expedition against Jerusalem. One
of these is not marked by any additional title; but the other
has the honorable distinction of Rab-mag, probably meanin...
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Nergal, protect the king! (1.) One of the "princes of the
king
of Babylon who accompanied him in his last
expedition against
Jerusalem" (Jer. 39:3, 13).
(2.) Another of the "princes," who bore the title of
"Rabmag."
He was one of those who were sent to release
Jeremiah from
prison (Jer. 39:13) by "the captain of the guard."
He was a
Baby...
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(See NERGAL; BABYLON.) Sharezer, in Zend, would mean "prince
of fire." Two are mentioned (Jeremiah 39:3; Jeremiah 39:13) as
accompanying Nebuchadnezzar at the capture of Jerusalem, and
as releasing Jeremiah: one has the title (for it is not a
distinct person) Rubmag, "chief priest." On Babylonian bricks
he is called Nergal-shar-uzar, Rubuemga;...
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