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Major Idols Mentioned in the Bible |
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Name |
Where they were worshiped |
What they stood for |
What the worship included |
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Bel (Marduk) |
Babylon |
Weather, war, sun god |
Prostitution, child sacrifice |
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Nebo |
Babylon |
Learning, astronomy, science |
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Ashtoreth (Asherah) |
Canaan |
Goddess of love, childbirth, and fertility |
Prostitution |
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Chemosh |
Moab |
Child sacrifice |
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Molech |
Ammon |
National god |
Child sacrifice |
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Baal |
Canaan |
Rain, harvest, symbolized strength and fertility |
Prostitution |
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Dagon |
Philistia |
Harvest, grain, success in farming |
Child sacrifice |