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In the Hebrew Bible, Tophet or Topheth (Biblical Hebrew: תֹּפֶת, romanized: Tōp̄eṯ; Ancient Greek: Ταφέθ, romanized: taphéth; Latin: Topheth) is a location in Jerusalem in the Valley of Hinnom (Gehenna), where worshipers engaged in a ritual involving "passing a child through the fire", most likely child sacrifice.
''Offering to Molech'' in Bible Pictures and What They Teach Us, by Charles Foster, 1897. The drawing is typical of Moloch depictions in nineteenth-century illustrations. [1] Moloch, Molech, or Molek [a] is a word which appears in the Hebrew Bible several times, primarily in the Book of Leviticus.
However, it is derived from the verse's use of the word "ומזרעך", lit. "and from your seed", that this prohibition is only when some of one's children are sacrificed in this worship; when all of one's children are sacrificed, this is not punishable. This is explained with the reasoning that the intention of the Molech worship is to ...
According to the Septuagint version of the same passages, pharmakeia [10] – poisoners; drug users for the purposes of hallucinogenic experiences. [ citation needed ] Historically this passage has been translated into English using vague terminology, condemning witchcraft (or sorcery) in general.
Fire god of the Canaanites referred to in Leviticus 18:21: "And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech." Worship of Moloch involved the sacrifice of children by fire. [58] [77] "Moloch whose buildings are judgement!" A reference to Urizen, one of William Blake's four Zoas. [77]
2 Kings 16:3 records that Ahaz offered his son by fire to Moloch (or made his son pass through fire), a practice condemned by Leviticus 18:21. [8] The words may refer to a ceremony of purification or a sacrificial offering. [9] The account in 2 Chronicles 28:3 refers to sons (plural).
In the King James Version of the Bible, the term appears 13 times in 11 different verses as Valley of Hinnom, Valley of the son of Hinnom or Valley of the children of Hinnom. In the synoptic Gospels the various authors describe Jesus , who was Jewish, as using the word Gehenna to describe the opposite to life in the Kingdom ( Mark 9:43–48 ).
Not to pass your children through the fire to Molech — Lev. 18:21; Not to erect a pillar in a public place of worship — Deut. 16:22; Not to bow down before a smooth stone — Lev. 26:1; Not to plant a tree in the Temple courtyard — Deut. 16:21; To destroy idols and their accessories — Deut. 12:2