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NEBALLAT wickedness in secret, (Nehemiah 11:34), probably the village of Beit Nebala, about 4 miles north of Lydda.

NEBAT sight; aspect, the father of Jeroboam, the king of Israel (1 Kings 11:26, etc.).

NEBO proclaimer; prophet. (1.) A Chaldean God whose worship was introduced into Assyria by Pul (Isaiah 46:1; Jeremiah 48:1). To this idol was dedicated the great temple whose ruins are still seen at Birs Nimrud. A statue of Nebo found at Calah, where it was set up by Pul, king of Assyria, is now in the British Museum.