Molech
enUKMo·lech
M0373337 (mō′lĕk′, mŏl′ək)Molech
(ˈməʊlɛk)| Noun | 1. |  Molech - god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children |
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| 释义 | MolechenUKMo·lechM0373337 (mō′lĕk′, mŏl′ək)Molech(ˈməʊlɛk)
MolechenUKMolech(mō`lĕk) orMoloch(mō`lŏk), Canaanite god of fire to whom children were offered in sacrifice; he is also known as an Assyrian god. He is attested as early as the 3d millennium B.C., although most known references to him come from the later period represented by the Hebrew Bible, according to which Solomon and later Ahaz introduced the worship of him into Judah. He had a sanctuary at Tophet, in the valley of Hinnom S of Jerusalem. MilcomMilcom[Heb.,=their king], in the Bible, god of the Ammonites whose cult Solomon introduced in Jerusalem. In the Book of Judges the name is replaced (probably by mistake) by Chemosh. Milcom may be identifiable with Molech. ..... Click the link for more information. may be identifiable with Molech. Moloch, MolechMolechenUK
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