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Chiun
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CHIUN . Amos 5:26 (see Rephan, Siccuth). As shown by the appositional phrase ‘your god-star,’ this name refers to the Assyr. [Note: Assyrian.] Kaiwanu , the planet Saturn (= Ninib, war-god), whose temple, Bit Ninib, in the province of Jerusalem is mentioned by the Egyptian governors of this city as early as b.c. 1450. The translation of the word as an appellative (‘pedestal’) by some is due to the vocalization of the Massoretes, who are supposed to have considered it a common noun. However, it is far more probable that they, conscious of its reference, substituted for the original vowels those of the word shiqqûts (‘abomination’) an epithet often applied to strange gods.
N. Koenig.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Chiun'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/c/chiun.html. 1909.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Chiun'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/c/chiun.html. 1909.
