Chemosh

[ kee-mosh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Chemosh, the god of the Amorites, is mentioned in Judges xi.

She renounces Chemosh and turns in faith and hope to the God of Israel, and this is the striking feature of her choice.

She had been educated in the degrading worship of Chemosh, the supreme deity of Moab.

Besides this deity, the god Chemosh was worshipped by these two nations.

Now they afflicted Moab many days, for Chemosh was angry with his land.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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