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MerodachEASTON'S
Death; slaughter, the name of a Babylonian god, probably the planet Mars (Jer. 50:2), or it may be another name of Bel, the guardian divinity of Babylon. This name frequently occurs as a surname to the kings of Assyria and Babylon.
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd ed. (1897), public domain.