Sukkoth-Benoth is mentioned as a deity that Babylonian settlers made and worshiped in Samaria after the Assyrian conquest and deportations. The name appears in 2 Kings 17:30 in a list of foreign gods introduced by various transplanted populations. The exact identity is uncertain and the text may be corrupt. Scholars have proposed connections to various Mesopotamian deities, including Zarpanit (wife of Marduk) or epithets of Ishtar, but no consensus exists. The name as it stands might mean 'booths of daughters' or contain elements related to Babylonian divine names. The passage illustrates the religious syncretism that developed in the northern kingdom after its fall.