* Thou.
4 18:9 Ex 23:2 Le 18:3,26-30 2Ki 17:15-17 21:2 2Ch 33:2
2Ch 36:14
* abomination to the. Heb. abomination of the. even their
sons.
The unnatural and horrid practice of offering human sacrifices
not only existed, but universally prevailed among ancient
nations. We have already (Note on Lev 20:2) referred to the
custom among the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, descendants
from the Canaanitish nations, of sacrificing their children to
Moloch, or Saturn; and we will now cite a passage from
Diodorus Siculus, (lib. xx.) which immediately precedes that
already produced relative to this barbarous custom. He states
that the Carthaginians imputed their being besieged by
Agathocles to the anger of Saturn, because, instead of
sacrificing the best of their own children, as formerly, they
had sacrificed children bought for that purpose. "In haste,
therefore, to rectify their errors, they chose 200; of the
noblest children, and publicly sacrificed them! Others,
accused of irreligion, voluntarily gave themselves up, to the
number of no less than 300!"
18:10 Le 18:21 20:2 Jer 7:31 32:35 Eze 20:31 23:27 Mic 6:7
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