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# detestable, detest
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## Facts
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The term "detestable" describes something that should be disliked and rejected. To "detest" something means to greatly dislike it.
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* Often in the Bible this term is applied to rejecting evil.
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* God used the word "detestable" to describe the evil practices of those who worshiped false gods.
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* The Israelites were commanded to "detest" the perverted acts that some of the neighboring people groups practiced.
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* God called all wrong sexual acts "detestable."
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* Divination, sorcery, and child sacrifice were all "destestable" to God.
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* The term "detest" could be translated as, "strongly reject" or "hate" or "regard as very evil."
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* The term "detestable" could also be translated as "horribly evil" or "disgusting" or "deserving rejection."
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* When applied to the righteous being "detestable" to the wicked, this could be translated as "considered very undesirable" or "distasteful" or "rejected."
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