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- According to Scripture, this worship took place primarily in the Hinnom Valley at Topheth, a place in the valley that translates to “pit of flame” (2 Kings 23:10). Molech is usually depicted as a bull-headed anthropomorphic deity, which was heated until glowing like flames.
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Oct 6, 2023 · Moloch is usually depicted as a bull-headed anthropomorphic deity, which was heated until glowing like flames. Then, as the pinnacle of worship, an infant would be placed in his hands while his devotees listened to the infant cry as it burned to death before their eyes.
- Jack Ashcraft
Molech is obtained from melekh by the substitution of the vowel points of Hebrew bosheth, signifying "shame."
Nov 8, 2022 · Molech (or Moloch, Milcom) was the national god of the Ammonites, whose land bordered Israel’s territory east of Jordan. A well known feature of the worship of Molech was the sacrifice of children by fire, a practice that in Israel carried the death penalty ( Leviticus 18:21; Leviticus 20:2-5; 2 Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 32:35).
Jul 8, 2024 · The figure of Molech appears prominently in the book of Leviticus, a critical part of the Hebrew Bible. Molech, a deity associated with child sacrifice, is often cited as an abomination in the biblical texts.
Molech was the lord and master of the Ammonites; their country was his possession (Jeremiah 49:1), as Moab was the heritage of Chemosh; the princes of the land were the princes of Malcham (Jeremiah 49:3; Amos 1:15).
Yes, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which you made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. Nave's Topical Index Library
His best evidence is that in Leviticus 18 the writer throughout the whole chapter is concerned with illegal sexual intercourse, and esp. so in vv. 19-23. Moreover, the phrase was so interpreted in the Talmud.
