Moloch
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Moloch, Molech, or Molek is a word which appears in the Hebrew Bible several times, primarily in the Book of Leviticus. The Greek Septuagint translates many of these instances as "their king", but mai
''Offering to Molech'' in Bible Pictures and What They Teach Us, by Charles Foster, 1897. The drawing is typical of Moloch depictions in nineteenth-century illustrations.
Artist's view of a sacrifice to Moloch in Bible Pictures with brief descriptions by Charles Foster, 1897
Tombs in the Valley of Hinnom, the location of the tophet, just outside the city of ancient Jerusalem, where Moloch rituals were performed according to 2 Kings 23:10
Stelas from the Tophet in Carthage, where mlk sacrifices or rituals are attested via inscription
Child sacrifice
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Child sacrifice is the ritualistic killing of children in order to please or appease a god, deity, supernatural beings, or sacred social order, tribal, group or national loyalties in order to achieve
Moloch
…the Hebrew text does not attest the name. The Bible strongly condemns practices that are associated with Moloch, which are heavily implied to include child sacrifice. Traditionally, the name Moloch has been understood as referring to a Canaanite god. However, since 1935, scholars have speculated that Moloch refers…
1499, the Aztecs performing child sacrifice to appease the angry gods who had flooded Tenochtitlan
The inscription on this Sardinian votive doesn't mention the sacrifice
Child depicted, Tunisian figure