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Latest revision as of 10:38, 13 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Archevites . ‘The people of Erech’ (wh. see). Some of the inhabitants of Erech were deported as colonists to Samaria by king Ashurbanipal (668 626). Their name is mentioned in Ezra 4:9 along with dwellers in Babylon; and the deportation of Archevites most probably indicates that Erech sided with Babylon in the revolt of Samas-sum-ukin against the Assyr. [Note: Assyrian.] king.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [2]
People removed from Assyria to Samaria. They joined in the petition to Artaxerxes against the Jews. Ezra 4:9 . The origin of the name is unknown.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [3]
Men of Erech, transplanted to Samaria ( Ezra 4:9).
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Erech
