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Sepharvaim (סְפַרְוַיִם, sepharwayim). A city from which the Assyrians brought people to inhabit Samaria, following the deportation of the Israelites (2 Kgs 17:24–41; 18:34; 19:13; Isa 36:19; 37:13).

Sepharvaim has been identified as Sippar on the Euphrates, which is mentioned in Assyrian-Babylonian inscriptions. However, 2 Kgs 19:13 mentions a king of Sepharvaim, and there is no record of Sippar having a king of its own. Additionally, the gods associated with Sippar are different from those of Sepharvaim. Joseph Halevy suggested that Sepharvaim should be identified with “Sibraim” (Ezek 47:16), located between Damascus and Hamath.

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