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    Moloch

    Moloch, Molech, or Molek is a word which appears in the Hebrew Bible several times, primarily in the Book of Leviticus. The Bible strongly condemns practices that are associated with Moloch, which are heavily implied to include child sacrifice. Traditionally, the name Moloch has been understood as referring to a Canaanite god. However, since 1935, scholars have speculated that Moloch refers to the sacrifice itself, since the Hebrew word mlk is identical in spelling to a term that means "sacrifice" in the closely related Punic language. This second position has grown increasingly popular, but it remains contested. Among proponents of this second position, controversy continues as to whether the sacrifices were offered to Yahweh or another deity, and whether they were a native Israelite religious custom or a Phoenician import. Wikipedia

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  3. christianity.com

    Oct 6, 2023Moloch / Molech was a Canaanite or Phoenician deity that required human sacrifices, especially infants, as a form of pagan worship. He may be related to the Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and human women, and to Og of Bashan, a Rephaim king.
  4. britannica.com

    Moloch, a Canaanite deity associated in biblical sources with the practice of child sacrifice. The name derives from combining the consonants of the Hebrew melech ('king') with the vowels of boshet ('shame'), the latter often being used in the Old Testament as a variant name for the popular god Baal ('Lord').
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  5. jewishvirtuallibrary.org

    Introduction. Evidence concerning Moloch worship in ancient Israel is found in the legal, as well as in the historical and prophetic literature of the Bible. In the Pentateuch, the laws of the Holiness Code speak about giving or passing children to Moloch (Lev. 18:21, 20:2-4) and the law in Deuteronomy speaks of "passing [one's] son or daughter through fire" (18:10).
  6. ancient-origins.net

    Moloch - followers sacrificed children to the idol. Source: Jonund / Public Domain. Moloch and Ba'al-Hadad. One suggested identity for Molech is the Canaanite deity, Ba'al-Hadad or Hadad. Hadad was considered the king of the gods by the ancient Canaanites. Evidence that Moloch can be identified with him comes from the fact that the pagan ...
  7. gotquestions.org

    As with many details in ancient history, the exact origin of Moloch/Molech/Molek worship is unclear. The term Moloch is believed to have originated with the Phoenician mlk, which referred to a type of sacrifice made to confirm or acquit a vow.Melekh is the Hebrew word for "king." It was common for the Israelites to combine the name of pagan gods with the vowels in the Hebrew word for shame ...

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