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Chemosh

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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The national god of the Moabites, and of the Ammonites, worshipped also under Solomon at Jerusalem, Numbers 21:29; Judges 11:24; 1 Kings 11:7; 2 Kings 23:13; Jeremiah 48:7 . Some erroneously identify Chemosh with Ammon.

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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Chemosh'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​c/chemosh.html. 1859.
 
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