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And the king of Assyria brought [men] from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed [them] in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
2 Kings 17:24 — KJV
From Babylon. The Assyrian policy of deportation applied not only to Israel but to all subject peoples. Babylon was at this time under Assyrian domination, but the nation was in a state of unrest. To prevent revolts, many Babylonians were transferred to the country of Israel. Sargon reports the suppression of an uprising in Babylon at the beginning of his reign and of transporting numbers of their people to the country of Hatti (Syria and Palestine). The “king of Assyria” here referred to is probably Sargon, who took the throne of Assyria in B.C. 722.
Cuthah. This city has been identified with Tell Ibrahim, northeast of Babylon.
Ava. Identified by some with Tell Kafr Aya on the Orontes River, southwest of Homs; but other sites have been suggested, leaving the location uncertain.
Hamath. A city on the Orontes 118 mi. (189 km.) north of Damascus and 28 mi. (45 km.) north of the modern Homs. Sargon reports its conquest (see ch. 18:34; 19:13). The city of Hamath is now known as Hama.
Sepharvaim. Formerly identified with Sippar on the Euphrates, but now thought by some to be the Syrian city of Sibraim, “between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath” (Eze. 47:16). However the site cannot be positively identified today.
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