Chemosh

Chemosh
/kee"mosh/, n.
a Moabite god. Jer. 48.

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▪ Semitic deity
 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 (Moabite), written by Meshaʿ, 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 — Moabitarum numen. Ierem. c. 48. v. 46. Χαμῶς LXX. interpretes vocant; et nomine tantummodo a Phegorio Deo hunc distare sentit D. Hieronymus. Philo Iudaeus, Allegor. 2. Χαμὼς ἑρμηνεύεται ὡς ψηλάφημα, quod caecorum fere proprium. Sane mosch est… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Chemosh — For other uses, see Chemosh (disambiguation). Religions of the Ancient Near East …   Wikipedia

  • Chemosh —    The destroyer, subduer, or fish god, the god of the Moabites (Num. 21:29; Jer. 48:7, 13, 46). The worship of this god, the abomination of Moab, was introduced at Jerusalem by Solomon (1 Kings 11:7), but was abolished by Josiah (2 Kings 23:13) …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Chemosh — The god of Moab for whom Solomon built a high place (1 Kgs. 11:7) which Josiah later destroyed (2 Kgs. 23:13). A stela dedicated to Chemosh by King Moab was discovered in 1868 with cultic language similar to that of Israelites for Yahweh …   Dictionary of the Bible

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  • Chemosh (disambiguation) — Chemosh refers to more than one thing: For the biblical God of the Moabites, see Chemosh For the Dragonlance God, see Chemosh (Dragonlance) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …   Wikipedia

  • Chemosh-nadab — (Assyrian Kammusu Nadbi) was the king of Moab during the reign of Sennacherib. He is described on Sennacherib s Prism as bringing tribute to the Assyrian king during the latter s Levantine campaigns. This biography of a member of a Middle Eastern …   Wikipedia

  • Chemosh — Kemoch Kemoch, parfois appelé Chamôs, était le dieu des Amorites puis des Moabites. Comme beaucoup d autres dieux, Kemoch était honoré de sacrifices humains. Certains pensent que le roi Moabite lui offrit son fils en holocauste lorsque sa ville,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • CHEMOSH —    the national god of the Moabites, akin to Moloch, and their stay in battle, but an abomination to the children of Jehovah …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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