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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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  2. According to Rava, the child would be made to leap over a fire burning in a pit (similar to how children would amuse themselves on Purim). Rashi , in his commentary on the Torah , adopts the opinion of Abaye: "This was a form of idolatry, named Molech, and this was the manner of its worship, that one would hand over one's child to the pagan ...
  3. allthatsinteresting.com

    The cult of Moloch is believed to have been practiced by the people of the Levant region from at least the early Bronze Age, and images of his bullish head with a child burning in his belly persist until the medieval times. His name likely derives from the Hebrew word melech, which usually stands for "king."
  4. biblehub.com

    Never give your children as sacrifices to the god Molech [by burning them alive]. If you do, you are dishonoring the name of your God. I am the LORD. Good News Translation Do not hand over any of your children to be used in the worship of the god Molech, because that would bring disgrace on the name of God, the LORD. International Standard Version
  5. thetorah.com

    May 13, 2024An exhibit in the Sant'Antioco archaeological museum (Sardinia) reconstructs the layers of Sulci's Punic "tophet," with offering bowls to hold the baby's bodies and dedicatory stelae.The Phoenician settlement of Sulci was part of the Carthaginian sphere of influence from the 8th century B.C.E. until its conquest by Rome in the 1st century B.C.E., when child sacrifice was prohibited.
  6. 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).
  7. thoughtnova.com

    Sep 30, 2024However, the cult of Moloch stands apart for its sheer cruelty. This brutal practice is linked to Moloch, a Canaanite god supposedly associated with child sacrifice. According to accounts, the followers of Moloch—or Molech—sacrificed children by burning them alive inside a large bronze statue, which had the body of a man and the head of a bull.
  8. An Idolatrous Gimmick: Burn One; Get Five Trouble Free. The laws of Molech are found in Parshas Achrei Mos [Vayikra 18:21]. The Sefer HaChinuch (Mitzvah #208) records this Biblical prohibition that had been prevalent in Biblical times—the sacrificing of a person's offspring to an idolatrous deity known as Molech.This has to be one of the most difficult of all idolatrous rites to understand.
  9. jewishencyclopedia.com

    The name "Molech," later corrupted into "Moloch," is an intentional mispointing of "Melek," after the analogy of "bosheth" (comp. Hoffmann in Stade's "Zeitschrift," iii. 124). ... Diodorus Siculus (xx. 14) tells how the Carthaginians in a siege sacrificed two hundred boys to Kronos. Burning was an important feature of the rite. Bibliography: W ...
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