King, the name of the national god of the Ammonites, to whom children were sacrificed by fire. He was the consuming and destroying and also at the same time the purifying fire. Definition from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897, public domain), a 19th-century Christian reference work.
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Moloch
The gods of their world
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- 1 Kings 11:7bsb
At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.
- 1 Kings 11:5bsb
Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
- 2 Kings 23:10bsb
He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.
- Zephaniah 1:5bsb
those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
- Amos 5:26bsb
You have taken along Sakkuth your king and Kaiwan your star god, the idols you made for yourselves.
- Acts 7:43bsb
You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’
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