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Moloch, Molech, or Molek [a] 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. [2] Traditionally, the name Moloch has been understood as referring to a Canaanite god. [3]
Milcom or Milkom (Ammonite: 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤌 *Mīlkām; Hebrew: מִלְכֹּם Mīlkōm) was the name of either the national god, or a popular god, of the Ammonites. He is attested in the Hebrew Bible and in archaeological finds from the former territory of Ammon.
The god to whom these sacrifices was directed is disputed in modern scholarship, with a dispute arising over whether the sacrifices were part of the cult of Yahweh. [22] Traditionally, the god to whom the sacrifices were offered has been said to be Molech , supposedly an underworld god whose name means king.
Moloch is a character in the Felix Castor novels written by Mike Carey (2007 and following). In Derek Landy's Skulduggery Pleasant (2007), Moloch is the name of a vampire living in Ballymun. In Wayne Barlowe's novel God's Demon (2007), Moloch appears as an
It is the god or idol of the Ammonites, otherwise called Milcom, Moloch, and Melech: which in Hebrew signifies a king, and Melchom signifies their unearthly king, referring to their unholy idol, Melchom. The Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary reads: The Ammonite god is said to do what they do, namely, occupy the Israelite land of Gad.
Traditionally, the name Moloch has been understood as referring to a Canaanite god. However, since 1935, scholars have debated whether or not the term refers to a type of sacrifice on the basis of a similar term, also spelled mlk , which means "sacrifice" in the Punic language .
Ishat, goddess of fire, wife of Moloch. She was slain by Anat. [20] [21] [22] Kotharat, seven goddesses of marriage and pregnancy. Kothar-wa-Khasis, the skilled god of craftsmanship, created Yagrush and Aymur (Driver and Chaser) the weapons used by the god Ba'al Hadad. Lotan, the twisting, seven-headed serpent ally of Yam.
Deities depicted in the Hebrew Bible.. For the purposes of Wikipedia categories, "Hebrew Bible" refers only to those books in the Jewish Tanakh, which has the same content as the Protestant Old Testament (including the portions in Aramaic).