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The name of Chemosh is attested in the Moabite language as 𐤊𐤌𐤔 (KMŠ), which was pronounced as Kamōš (/kaˈmoːʃ/). [4] [2] [5] [6]The name of Chemosh is of yet uncertain origin, and it is unclear whether it was related to the name of the Eblaite deity 𒀭𒂵𒈪𒅖 (ᴰKamiš), or the Ugaritic divine name 𐎘𐎑𐎆𐎋𐎎𐎘 (Ṯiẓẓu-wa-Kamāṯu), [clarification ...
The stele is a smoothed block of basalt about a meter tall, 60 cm wide, and 60 cm thick, bearing a surviving inscription of 34 lines. [15]Frederick Klein, an Anglican missionary, discovered the stone intact in August 1868 at the site of ancient Dibon (now Dhiban, Jordan).
The two main sources for the existence and history of King Mesha are the Mesha Stele and the Hebrew Bible.. Per the Mesha Stele, Mesha's father was also a king of Moab.His name is not totally preserved in the inscription, only the theophoric first element Chemosh(-...) surviving; throughout the years scholars have proposed numerous reconstructions, including Chemosh-gad, [2] Chemosh-melek, [3 ...
In the Masoretic Text, the name Milcom occurs three times, in each case in a list of foreign deities whose worship is offensive to Yahweh, the god of the Israelites. [3] It is mentioned at 1 Kings 11:5 as "Milcom the detestation of the Ammonites", at 1 Kings 11:33 as "Milcom the god of the children of Ammon", and at 2 Kings 23:13 as "Milcom the ...
The God on the Winged Wheel coin, minted in Gaza City, southern Philistia, during the Persian period of the 4th century BCE. It possibly represents Yahweh enthroned on a winged wheel, although this identification is disputed among scholars. Deities of the ancient Near East Ancient Egyptian Amun Anubis Apis Atum Buchis Geb Horus Isis Montu Nephthys Nut Osiris Ptah Qetesh Ra Set Shu Tefnut Thoth ...
Asherah, queen consort of El (Ugaritic religion), Elkunirsa (Hittite religion), Yahweh (Israelite religion), Amurru (Amorite religion), Anu (Akkadian religion) and 'Amm (Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia) [7] Symbolized by an Asherah pole in the Hebrew Bible. Ashima, goddess of fate. Ashtar-Chemosh, wife of Chemosh and goddess of the Moabites.
2 Kings 3 is the third chapter in the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE. [3]
Warfare represents a special category of biblical violence and is a topic the Bible addresses, directly and indirectly, in four ways: there are verses that support pacifism, and verses that support non-resistance; 4th century theologian Augustine found the basis of just war in the Bible, and preventive war which is sometimes called crusade has also been supported using Bible texts.