en_tw/bible/other/molech.md

# Molech, Moloch #

## Facts: ##

Molech was the name of one of the false gods that the Canaanites worshiped. Other spellings are "Moloch" and "Molek."

* People who worshiped Molech sacrificed their children to him by means of fire.
* Some of the Israelites also worshiped Molech instead of the one true God, Yahweh. They followed the evil practices of Molech worshipers, including sacrificing their children.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

(See also: [Canaan](../other/canaan.md), [evil](../kt/evil.md), [false god](../kt/falsegod.md), [God](../kt/god.md), [idol](../other/idol.md), [sacrifice](../other/sacrifice.md), [true](../kt/true.md), [worship](../kt/worship.md), [Yahweh](../kt/yahweh.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Kings 11:7-8](en/tn/1ki/help/11/07)
* [2 Kings 23:10-11](en/tn/2ki/help/23/10)
* [Acts 07:43](en/tn/act/help/07/43)
* [Jeremiah 32:33-35](en/tn/jer/help/32/33)
* [Leviticus 18:21](en/tn/lev/help/18/21)

## Word Data:##

* Strong's:
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			`Molech was the name of one of the false gods that the Canaanites worshiped. Other spellings are "Moloch" and "Molek."`

			`* People who worshiped Molech sacrificed their children to him by means of fire.`
added version 3 2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00			`* Some of the Israelites also worshiped Molech instead of the one true God, Yahweh. They followed the evil practices of Molech worshipers, including sacrificing their children.`

			`(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))`

added titles to links 2017-05-05 21:21:46 +00:00			`(See also: [Canaan](../other/canaan.md), [evil](../kt/evil.md), [false god](../kt/falsegod.md), [God](../kt/god.md), [idol](../other/idol.md), [sacrifice](../other/sacrifice.md), [true](../kt/true.md), [worship](../kt/worship.md), [Yahweh](../kt/yahweh.md))`
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			`## Bible References: ##`

			`* [1 Kings 11:7-8](en/tn/1ki/help/11/07)`
			`* [2 Kings 23:10-11](en/tn/2ki/help/23/10)`
			`* [Acts 07:43](en/tn/act/help/07/43)`
			`* [Jeremiah 32:33-35](en/tn/jer/help/32/33)`
Moved Word Data heading to bottom The advantage of this is that the Strong's numbers are not the first thing that the user sees when they view a tW entry. 2017-06-22 17:13:11 +00:00			`* [Leviticus 18:21](en/tn/lev/help/18/21)`

			`## Word Data:##`

			`* Strong's:`