Rab-Mag
RAB-MAG
A general officer of Nebuchadnezzar’s army, at the taking of Jerusalem, Jer 39:3 . He was, as his name signifies, a chief of the magi; a dignitary who had accompanied the king of Babylon in his campaign. See MAGI.
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Rab-mag
(, Ratb-nm r, chief magician; Sept. – or ), a word found only in Jer 39:3; Jer 39:13, as a title borne bi, a certain Nergal-sharezer who is mentioned amongt the princes that accompanied Nebuchadnezzar to the last siege of Jerusalem. Nergal-sharezer is probably identical with the king, called by the Greeks Neriglissar, who ascended the throne of Babylon two years after the death of Nebuchadnezzar. SEE NEERGAL-SHAREZER.
This king, as well as certain other important personages, is found to bear the title in the Babylonian inscriptions. It is written, indeed, with a somewhat different vocalization, being read as Rabu-Emga by Sir H. Rawlinson. The signification is somewhat doubtful. Rabu is most certainly great, or chief, an exact equivalent of the Hebrew whence Rabbi, a great one, a doctor; but Mag or Emga, is an obscure term. It has been commonly identified with the word Magus (Gesenius, cad voc. ; Calmet, Comnmetaire Litteral, 6:203, etc.); but this identification is somewhat uncertain, since an entirely different word one which is read as Magusu is used in that sense throughout the Behistun inscription (Oppert, Expedition Scientifique en Mesoppotaimie, ii, 209). Sir H. Rawlinson inclines to translate emgat by priest, but does not connect it with the Magi, who in the time of Neriglissar had no footing in Babylon. He regards this rendering, however, as purely conljectural, and thinks we call only say at present that the office was one of great power and dignity at the Babylonlian court, and probably gave its possessor special facilities for obtaining the throne. SEE MAGI.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Rab-Mag
RAB-MAG.The title of Nergal-sharezer, a Babylonian official present at the taking of Jerusalem (Jer 39:3; Jer 39:13). For various conjectures as to the origin of the title, see Hastings DB [Note: Dictionary of the Bible.] , s.v. Tentatively adopting the oldest and most obvious account, that it means chief magus, we note here that the name magus may very well have been applied to a sacred caste employed in Babylon long before it became associated with Zoroastrianism, to which the silence of the Avesta shows it was originally foreign. See Magi.
James Hope Moulton.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Rab-Mag
rabmag (, rabh-magh;. Septuagint has it as a proper noun, , Rhabamath): The name of one of the Babylonian princes who were present at the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, during the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah (Jer 39:3, Jer 39:13). The word is a compound, the two parts seemingly being in apposition and signifying tautologically the same thing. The last syllable or section of the word, magh, was the designation among the Medes, Persians and Babylonians for priests and wise men. Its original significance was great or powerful; Greek , megas, Latin magis, magnus. The first syllable, rabh, expresses practically the same idea, that of greatness, or abundance in size, quantity, or power. Thus it might be interpreted the allwise or all-powerful prince, the chief magician or physician. It is, therefore, a title and not a name, and is accordingly put in appositive relations to the proper name just preceding, as Nergal-sharezer, the Rab-mag, translated fully, Nergal-sharezer the chief prince or magician. See NERGAL-SHAREZER.
In harmony with the commonly accepted view, the proper rendering of the text should be, All the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, to wit, Nergal-sharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, (the) Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, (the) Rab-mag (Jer 39:3); and so Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushazban, (the) Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, (the) Rab-mag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon (Jer 39:13).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Rab-Mag
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An Assyrian prince, or, possibly, a second name given to Nergal-Sharezer.
Jer 39:3; Jer 39:13