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	Molech
		Molech was an ancient fire deity, of a common type worshipped throughout Canaan generally, and Phoenicia particularly.
		The general name for this type of fire god used throughout Palestine was Baal, meaning ‘lord.’ Molech was the national deity of the country of Ammon, east of the Jordan, or the Ammonites.
		Molech was also worshipped by the Israelites on many occasions, much to the distress of the prophets.
	www.ancientroute.com /religion/Godsname/molech.htm (1625 words)

	Molech; Moloch (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools
		Parallel to these prohibitions, although the name of the god is not mentioned, are those of the Deuteronomic Code where the abominations of the Canaanites are forbidden, and the burning of their sons and daughters in the fire (to Molech) is condemned as the climax of their wickedness (Deuteronomy 12:31; Deuteronomy 18:10-13).
		The references to Malcam, and to David's causing the inhabitants of Rabbath Ammon to pass through the brick kiln (2 Samuel 12:30-31), are not sufficiently clear to found upon, because of the uncertainty of the readings.
		In Jeremiah we find the passing of sons and daughters through the fire to Molech associated with the building of "the high places of Baal, which are in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom" (Jeremiah 32:35; compare Jeremiah 7:31 ff.; Jeremiah 19:5 ff.).
	bibletools.org /index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/ID/6121 (1586 words)

	The Bohemian Grove
		In Jeremiah we find the passing of sons and daughters through the fire to Molech associated with the building of "the high places of Baal, which are in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom" (Jer_32:35; compare Jer_7:31 ff; Jer_19:5 ff).
		The fire-god, Molech, was the tutelary deity of the children of Ammon, and essentially, identical with the Moabitish Chemosh.
		Molech was the lord and master of the Ammonites; their country was his possession, Jer_49:1, as Moab was the heritage of Chemosh; the princes of the land were the princes of Malcham.
	exodus2006.com /fab/bohemian.htm (2562 words)

	Images of Moloch
		This false deity is associated with Ammon in 1 Kings 11:7, "Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable idol of Moab, on the mountain which is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the detestable idol of the sons of Ammon.
		One of the practices of the cult that worshipped Moloch was to sacrifice their children.
		In some passages the reference is clearly to a deity to whom human sacrifice was made, particularly in the Valley of Hinnom on the SW of the Jerusalem hill (2 Ki.
	www.carm.org /misc/1722_moloch.htm (242 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - MOLOCH (MOLECH). (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In the Masoretic text the name is "Molech"; in the Septuagint "Moloch." The earliest mention of Molech is in Lev.
		As to the rites which the worshipers of Molech performed, it has sometimes been inferred, from the phrase "pass through the fire to Molech," that children were made to pass between two lines of fire as a kind of consecration or februation; but it is clear from Isa.
		7 calls Molech the "abomination of the children of Ammon" it was formerly assumed that this worship was an imitation of an Ammonite cult.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=718&letter=M (864 words)

	MOLOCH - LoveToKnow Article on MOLOCH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		7, always the Molech), the name or title of the divinity which the men of Judah in the last ages of the kingdom were wont to propitiate by the sacrifice of their own children.
		Thus the late Rabbinical picture of the calf-headed brazen image of Molech within which children were burned alive is pure fable, and with it falls the favorite comparison between Molech and the Carthaginian idol from whose brazen arms children were rolled into an abyss of fire, and whom Diodorus (xlx.
		In each case the people thought themselves to be worshipping Yahweh under the title of Molech or Baal; but the prophet refuses to admit that this is so, because the worship itself is an apostasy to heathenism.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MO/MOLOCH.htm (1105 words)

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		The worship of Molech was associated with child sacrifice.
		Molech is the name of the second image of the phallic cult and is equivalent to Baal, which means "lord." 2 Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 32:35 B.
		The mother was attacked and raped, and the screams of the mother and child blended in a worship of Molech.
	jimbrettell.org /basics/chldsc.doc (293 words)

	King of Fools - Molech (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The idol of Molech was a brass image in human form yet with the head of an ox.
		I doubt that Molech has emerged only on one side of the conflict but has wormed its way into any system that will sacrifice its young ones for the “safety” of the majority.
		Molech is worshipped at the Bohemian Grove in Northern California, with a fake effigy.
	king-of-fools.com /blog/weblog/posts/molech (2112 words)

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		The worship of Molech required that children be used for the ritual ceremony.
		Molech He was seen as the consuming and destroying and also at the same time the purifying fire.
		The rite associated with Molech worship may have been a combination of acceptance of the occultic principles of the god-king and initiation of a male child into manhood by allowing access to the ritual prostitutes.
	www.frontiernet.net /~toddlerville/613mitzvot/N7.htm (723 words)

	Maimonides-Molech
		Not only does a Molech practitioner subscribe to foolish beliefs, but additionally, he commits the following crime: He demonstrates that the Sinaic, absolute proof of God's existence is not within his "radar".
		One who follows Molech, which was popular at Sinai's era, has thereby made a selection of "something instead of Sinai." This is not so in connection with other practices, such as classical idolatry.
		With serving Molech, man clearly shows his inability to comprehend an absolute truth, via the absolute proof of Sinai.
	www.mesora.org /maimonides-molech.html (622 words)

	United for Life - Molech Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		We may think we are not sacrificing our children to Molech as we are not burning them alive as an obvious sacrifice.
		The spirit of Molech, who is opposed to the Holy Lord God, is appeased, not the mind of the parent.
		Molech is still being satisfied on a daily basis.
	www.unitedforlife.com /molech.html (672 words)

	Moloch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Moloch or Molech or Molekh representing Hebrew מלך mlk is either the name of a god or the name of a particular kind of sacrifice associated historically with Phoenician and related cultures in north Africa and the Levant.
		And they built the high places of the Ba‘al, which are in the valley of Ben-hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire lmlk; which I did not command them, nor did it come into my mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
		Paul G. Mosca'a dissertation "Child Sacrifice in Canaanite and Israelite Religion: A Study in Mulk and Molech", 1975, revived and extended earlier theories that the sacrifice of children to Yahweh was accepted until late in Judah's history, an idea largely based on the problematic passage Ezekiel 20.25–26 in which Ezekiel has Yahweh say:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Molech (3524 words)

	Molech Worship and Blood Eating
		He also equates Molech to the sacrificing of children to Baal, which he concludes are one and the same practice.
		The fact is that Ramban pointed out that both Molech and Baal incorporate child burning as their practice, so I would say that the fire was a means of worship, not the deity.
		To summarize, Molech and blood eating share in G-d's "setting of His face against that person." Molech is not considered classical idolatry, it is its own category.
	www.mesora.org /molech.html (1811 words)

	EN World - Morrus' D&D / d20 News & Reviews Site - Faith & Religion for the Near East (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Molech allowed his heart to be turned towards evil by the temptress and whore of the gods, Ishat.
		Molech was defeated, and his followers driven to the Isle of Pashem, where they still live today, plotting the destruction of enlightened civilization.
		Upon Molech's death at 126 years of age, his soul was taken by Ishat to the 9 Hells, where he resides in the court of his patron Ashmodai.
	www.enworld.org /showthread.php?t=42446 (2038 words)

	Moloch
		Molech: A detestable Semitic deity honored by the sacrifice of children, in which they were caused to pass through or into the fire.
		Molech, whose name probably derived from Melech "king" and Bosheth, "shame", was one of the deities worshipped by the idolatrous Israelites.
		He was referred to as "the abomination of the children of Ammon" (1 Kings 11:7) and the primary means of worshipping him appears to be child sacrifice or "to pass through the fire." Solomon was said to have built a temple to him.
	www.crossroad.to /glossary/rpg/molech.htm (3004 words)

	Worshipping Molech (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		If there were pro-abortionists with a conscience looking for that defining moment of life, I would ask them to err on the side of life and deny the radicals their support.
		The recent "March for Molech" in Washington was a celebration of the right to murder.
		It is past time for the state legislatures across this nation to re-assert their right and duty to determine what is right or wrong in accordance with the will of the people.
	www.therant.us /staff/rubolotta/worshipping_molech.htm (946 words)

	chapter20 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Molech was the god of Ammon, the incest-conceived, bastard cousin of Israel (Gen. 19:38).
		The Israelites worshipped Molech as he required: "Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood" (Ps.
		Molech's fire ritual was an imitation of the rite of circumcision: risking total sacrifice.
	www.freebooks.com /docs/html/gnbd/Chapter20.htm (11712 words)

	Parshat Kedoshim 5763 - OU Torah Insights Project
		Rashi is saying that the idolatrous worship of Molech by an individual in the midst of the people of Israel is a defilement of the entire community.
		Rambam elaborates that the sin of Molech in particular, when one’s offspring are dedicated through fire to the idol, causes a rupture between the Divine Presence and the unified assembly of Israel.
		Finally, Ibn Ezra says that the sin of Molech will defile the Sanctuary “which is in the land of Israel.” In the view of Ibn Ezra, all of Vayikra, Chapter 20, discusses those transgressions which desecrate the holiness of the land of Israel.
	www.ou.org /torah/ti/5763/kedoshim63.htm (1437 words)

	Leviticus 20 - Punishments for Laws Already Given
		Who gives any of his descendants to Molech, he shall surely be put to death: The worship of the horrific idol Molech was mentioned in Leviticus 18:21.
		Molech was worshipped by heating a metal statue representing the god until it was red hot, then by placing a living infant on the outstretched hands of the statue, while beating drums drowned out the screams of the child until it burned to death.
		One of the great crimes of the northern tribes of Israel was their worship of Molech, leading to the Assyrian captivity (2 Kings 17:17).
	www.enduringword.com /commentaries/0320.htm (2254 words)

	Human Sacrifice, the Talmud, and the Moloch Problem
		Moloch (sometimes spelled "Molech") was an Old Testament god whom the Hebrews worshipped from time to time, and to whom they sacrificed their children.
		Molech is connected with the idea of kingship.
		R. Jannai said: Punishment is not incurred unless one delivers his seed to the acolytes of Molech, (1) for it is said, And thou shalt not give of thy seed to pass through the fire to Molech.
	www.come-and-hear.com /editor/br_3.html (5798 words)

	Molech, Moloch - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
		Parallel to these prohibitions, although the name of the god is not mentioned, are those of the Deuteronomic Code where the abominations of the Canaanites are forbidden, and the burning of their sons and daughters in the fire (to Molech) is condemned as the climax of their wickedness (Deuteronomy 12:31; 18:10-13).
		The references to Malcam, and to David's causing the inhabitants of Rabbath Ammon to pass through the brick kiln (2 Samuel 12:30,31), are not sufficiently clear to found upon, because of the uncertainty of the readings.
		In Jeremiah we find the passing of sons and daughters through the fire to Molech associated with the building of "the high places of Baal, which are in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom" (32:35; compare 7:31; 19:5).
	www.searchgodsword.org /enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T6121 (1599 words)

	Molech: What have you done? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech: he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
		Molech in the old testament was an idol image; the god of the Ammonites.
		Molech also stands for incest, rape, abortion and pedophilia; it is any kind of harm to a child that IS NOT DEALT WITH!
	www.intothelight.org /molech.asp (1122 words)

	Cold Fusion: Dragon Fury 2
		Well, over at Molech's pad, he's auditioning new fighters to join the Dragons, which means about ten minutes of padding as each of the local karate club's best students come and give their little exhibitions for the movie.
		Molech and his Dragons all immediately leave the room, except for Mason, who decides to cut her bonds and let her go.
		Mason races off to Molech's place to fight his remaining posse, and because this is a stupid movie, the showdown battle between Mason and Molech has to be done voluntarily hand-to-hand.
	www.coldfusionvideo.com /d/dragonfury2.html (2112 words)

	Bible Study - Molech
		Molech (also variously known as Moloch, Milcom, Malcam) was the name given to the national pagan god of the Ammonites, a people descended from Abraham's nephew Lot.
		Their territory was generally across The Jordan River from Israel in what is today part of the Kingdom of Jordan (Jordan's modern-day capital city, Amman, is named from the Ammonites).
		Worship of Molech included people burning their own children to death in fire, often by placing them in the arms of a hollow metal idol of Molech that had been heated very hot with a fire burning inside.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2002/20020922.htm (498 words)

	Re-Discovered Photos Emphasize Bohemian Grove Sacrifice Obsession
		The Hebrew pointing Molech does not represent the original pronunciation of the name, any more than the Greek vocalization Moloch found in the LXX and in the Acts (vii, 43).
		The primitive title of this god was very probably Melech, "king", the consonants of which came to be combined through derision with the vowels of the word Bosheth, "shame".
		As the word Moloch (A.V. Molech) means king, it is difficult in several places of the Old Testament to determine whether it should be considered as the proper name of a deity or as a simple appellative.
	www.prisonplanet.com /articles/january2005/020104sacrificeobsession.htm (2077 words)

	King of Fools
		Molech was an ancient deity, worshipped throughout Canaan and Phoenicia.
		Called the god of the Ammonites, Molech is essentially identical with both Chemosh of Moab and Melquart of Tyre.
		They are as futile and self-damaging as the offerings once made to Molech.
	king-of-fools.blogspot.com /2003_09_14_king-of-fools_archive.html (4439 words)

	Leviticus Lesson 12
		Molech was the god of the Ammonites and the Ammonites were among the several nations who were living in the "Promised Land", the Land to which this this new Jewish Nation (Israelites) was going.
		'...(Molech's) face was (that) of a calf, and his hands stretched forth like a man who opens his hands to receive (something) of his neighbor.
		Molech was the lord and master of the Ammonites; their country was his (Molech's) possession, (see Jeremiah 49:1), as Moab was the heritage of (the god) Chemosh';..."
	www.homestead.com /biblestudiesnet/files/levlsn12.html (3102 words)

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