- a variation of Moloch.
Molech
Americannoun
noun
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The Carthaginians worshipped Amilear, and that name comes from the same source as Molech.
From Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, by Anonymous
And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall
He also destroyed Topheth, which is in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, so that no man could ever make his son or his daughter pass through the fire to Molech.
From The Children's Bible by Henry A. Sherman
The face of Molech was like the face of a calf, and the image stretched forth its hands “as a man who opens his hands to receive something of his neighbor.”
From Hebrew Literature by Epiphanius Wilson
Kimchi says the image of Molech contained seven chapels.
From Hebrew Literature by Epiphanius Wilson
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