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Molech (mō`lĕk) or Moloch (mō`lŏk), Canaanite god of fire to whom children were offered in sacrifice; he is also known as an Assyrian god. He is attested as early as the 3d millennium B.C., although most known references to him come from the later period represented by the Hebrew Bible, according to which Solomon and later Ahaz introduced the worship of him into Judah. He had a sanctuary at Tophet, in the valley of Hinnom S of Jerusalem. Milcom Milcom (mĭl`kəm) [Heb.,=their king], in the Bible, god of the Ammonites whose cult Solomon introduced in Jerusalem. ..... Click the link for more information. may be identifiable with Molech. Moloch, Molech Old Testament a Semitic deity to whom parents sacrificed their children How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Molech demanded the sacrifice of children (18:21); the LORD demands, "You shall not hate in your heart anyone of your kin . In the same paragraph (Lev 18:19-23) are also forbidden sex with a woman during her period, sexual relations with a kinsman's wife, sacrificing children to Molech, and sexual relations with an animal. Molech, to whom children were sacrificed in the Old Testament, was the name of a deity and not the name of a kind of sacrifice (contrary to Eissfeldt). |
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