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NASB | Leviticus 20:2 "You shall also say to the sons of Israel: ¶ 'Any man from the sons of Israel or from the aliens sojourning in Israel who gives any of his offspring to Molech, shall surely be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Leviticus 20:2 "Moreover, you shall say to the children of Israel, 'Any Israelite or any stranger residing in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech (the god of the Ammonites) [as a human sacrifice] shall most certainly be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones. |
Bible Question: Who is Molech? |
Bible Answer: Molech was the chief god of the Phonecians. Human sacrifices were offered up to this idol, the victims being slowly burnt to death in the arms of the idol, which were made of metal, hollow, and could be heated from the inside. Manasseh sacrificed his son to Molech. Solomon erected an alter to this god on one of the summits of Mt.Olivet(1Kings11:7). This idol worship being continued, both there and in Trophet, until Josiah abolished it and defiled the altars(2Kings23:32). His son Jehoahaz revived this worship. Molech was worshiped by the Phonecian colonies, as at Carthge, where htere were at one time sacrificed 200 boys, believing this would relieve the city from a siege. |
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Burning Bush |