CHEMOSH

Meaning of CHEMOSH in English

ancient West Semitic deity, revered by the Moabites as their supreme god. Little is known about Chemosh; although King Solomon of Israel built a sanctuary to him east of Jerusalem (1 Kings 11:7), the shrine was later demolished by King Josiah (2 Kings 23:13). The goddess Astarte was probably the cult partner of Chemosh. On the famous Moabite Stone, written by Mesha', a 9th-century BC king of Moab, Chemosh received prominent mention as the deity who brought victory to the Moabites in their battle against the Israelites.

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CHEMOSH — /kee"mosh/ , n. a Moabite god. Jer. 48.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHEMOSH — [Other] The god of war and the national god of the Moabites. He is a jack-of-all-trades, and a master of …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
CHEMOSH — (subduer), the national deity of the Moabites. (Numbers 21:29; Jeremiah 48:7,13,46) In (Judges 11:24) he also appears as the god …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
CHEMOSH — handling; stroking; taking away
Bible Names English vocab
MOABITES — Semitic people who lived in the highlands east of the Dead Sea (now in W-central Jordan). The Moabites' culture dates …
Английский словарь Британика
CHAMOS — /kay"mos/ , n. Douay Bible. Chemosh.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOABITE — member of a West-Semitic people who lived in the highlands east of the Dead Sea (now in west-central Jordan) and …
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ELOHIM — singular Eloah (Hebrew: God), the God of Israel in the Old Testament. A plural of majesty, the term Elohimthough sometimes …
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MOABITES — n. Semitic people who lived in the highlands east of the Dead Sea (now in W-central Jordan). The Moabites' culture …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OTHER MYTHOLOGIES
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
MESHA — [Other] The King of Moab who triumphed over the Israelites (2 Kings 3:4), whereupon he erected an inscribed stone, dedicated …
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GEHENNA
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
SOLOMON — (peaceful). I. Early life and occasion to the throne .-Solomon was the child of David's old age, the last born …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SABAOTH, THE LORD OF — occurs in (Romans 9:29; James 5:4) but is more familiar through its occurrence in the Sanctus of Te Deum-"Holy, holy, …
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MOLECH — (king). The fire-god Molech was the tutelary deity of the children of Ammon, and essentially identical with the Moabitish Chemosh. …
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MOAB — (of his father), Mo'abites. Moab was the son of the Lot's eldest daughter, the progenitor of the Moabites. Zoar was …
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MESHA — (freedom). â The name of one of the geographical limits of the Joktanites when they first settled in Arabia. (Genesis …
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CARCHEMISH — (fortress of Chemosh) occupied nearly the site of the later Mabug or Hierapolis. It seems to have commanded the ordinary …
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