the name of an idol of the Babylonians: Bel boweth down, Nebo
stoopeth,” Isaiah xlvi, 1. The word _Nebo_ comes from a root that
signifies to prophesy,” and therefore may stand for an oracle. There is
some probability in the opinion of Calmet, that Bel and Nebo are but one
and the same deity, and that Isaiah made use of these names as
synonymous. The god Bel was the oracle of the Babylonians. The name
Nebo, or Nabo, is found in the composition of the names of several
princes of Babylon; as Nabonassar, Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar,
Nebuzar-adan, Nebushasban, &c.
stoopeth,” Isaiah xlvi, 1. The word _Nebo_ comes from a root that
signifies to prophesy,” and therefore may stand for an oracle. There is
some probability in the opinion of Calmet, that Bel and Nebo are but one
and the same deity, and that Isaiah made use of these names as
synonymous. The god Bel was the oracle of the Babylonians. The name
Nebo, or Nabo, is found in the composition of the names of several
princes of Babylon; as Nabonassar, Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar,
Nebuzar-adan, Nebushasban, &c.