Bible Characters & Character Studies
Anammelech
First appears at 2 Kings 17:31
First named in Scripture at 2 Kings 17:31 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
one of the gods worshipped by the people of Sepharvaim, who colonized Samaria (2 Kings 17:31). The name means “Anu is king.” It was a female deity representing the moon, as Adrammelech (q.v.) was the male representing the sun.
Reading photograph: “Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007” — the Colosseum at dusk — by Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — resized.
