MARDUK

Meaning of MARDUK in English

/mahr"dook/ , n. Babylonian Relig.

the chief of the Babylonian deities.

Also, Merodach . Also called Baal Merodach .

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MARDUK — or Bel In Mesopotamian religion, the chief god of the city of Babylon and the national god of Babylonia . …
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MARDUK — n. (Babylonian Mythology) main Babylonian god
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MERODACH — /mer"euh dahk'/ , n. Marduk.
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