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Nave Topical Bible
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Thompson Chain Reference
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Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Hitchcock Bible Names
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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People's Bible Dictionary
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
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• כְּמוֹשׁ , כְּמִישׁ

Bordering Israel in the region east of the Dead Sea was the nation Moab, whose national god was Chemosh. In times of religious corruption, Israel copied Moabite religious practices (Judges 10:6; 1 Kings 11:7; 1 Kings 11:33), and in times of reformation got rid of them (2 Kings 23:13). The Moabites looked for help from Chemosh through offering child sacrifices (2 Kings 3:26-27; cf. Judges 10:6; Judges 11:30-31; Judges 11:39), but Chemosh was powerless to save them from the judgment of God (Jeremiah 48:7; Jeremiah 48:13; Jeremiah 48:46; see MOAB).