McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Archevite

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Archevite


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(Chald. only in the plur. emphatic, Arkevaye', àִøְëְּåָéֵà ; Sept. Á᾿ñ÷õáῖïé ), one of the nations transplanted by the Assyrians in place of the captive Samaritans, and who joined afterward in opposing the returned Jews (Ezr_4:9), probably inhabitants of the city ERECH SEE ERECH (q.v.), mentioned (Gen_10:10) as an early settlement of Nimrod.