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Chemosh
Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Che'mosh. (subduer). The national deity of the Moabites. Numbers 21:29; Jeremiah 48:7; Jeremiah 48:13; Jeremiah 48:46. In Judges 11:24. He also appears as the god of the Ammonites. Solomon introduced, and Josiah abolished, the worship of Chemosh at Jerusalem. 1 Kings 11:7; 2 Kings 23:13. Also identified with Baal-peor, Baalzebub, Mars and Saturn.
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Chemosh'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/c/chemosh.html. 1901.
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Chemosh'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/c/chemosh.html. 1901.
