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National god of the Ammonites
- 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).
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Oct 6, 2023 · Updated Oct 06, 2023. 1 Kings 11:7 tells us that Solomon, in one of the most unwise decisions of his reign as king of Israel, ordered pagan temples to be erected. One of these pagan deities was Molech (sometimes spelled Moloch or Molek, depending on your Bible translation).
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Jeremiah 32:35 KJV copy save And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
Jan 4, 2022 · 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: bosheth.
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 ).
This title is a divine epithet which enters into the composition of many Phoen. and Heb. names, where it changes places with proper names of divinities. The epithet is found also under the forms muluk and malik in the name lists of Mari at the beginning of the second millennium b.c.
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 be child sacrifice .
Feb 25, 2024 · The Bible describes Molech in Leviticus 18:21 as being identified with the abomination of the people of Ammon and the first-born of Egypt. The Hebrew Bible also mentions Molech in various other places, such as in the Second Book of Kings 23:10, Jeremiah 32:35 and Ezekiel 16:20-21.
