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Tag: Hinnom Valley

  • The Valleys of Jerusalem: Part 2 The Hinnom Valley

    Dennis

    The Hinnom Valley (Hinnom in Hebrew means “hell”). It was in this valley that, in the 8th century BC, Canaanites and Jews sacrificed their children to the fiery god Molech, burning them alive. The current academic thought is that Molech/Moloch/Molok/Milcom idol worship began in Phoenicia. Nevertheless, Molech worship appeared in several locations across the southern Read more