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The GODS of the Bible

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Did you know the bible speaks about many gods? The Most-High God (Yah) created all the spirit beings we call gods. Listen to this introduction to that topic.


  1. Exodus 34:14:
  2. Deuteronomy 31:18:
  3. Hosea 3:1:
  4. Deuteronomy 13:6:
  5. Deuteronomy 13:13:
  6. Deuteronomy 28:14:
  7. 1 Kings 11:10:
  8. Jeremiah 7:6:
  9. Jeremiah 7:9:
  10. Jeremiah 16:11:
    1. Psalm 82:1:
    2. Psalm 86:8:
    3. Psalm 96:4-5:
    4. Psalm 97:7:
    5. Psalm 135:5:
    6. Jeremiah 10:11:
    7. Zephaniah 2:11:
      1. Ashtoreth: Also called Astarte, this goddess of the Canaanites was connected with fertility and maternity.
      2. Baal: The supreme god among the Canaanites, often worshiped as a sun god or storm god.
      3. Chemosh: The national god of the Moabites, also worshiped by the Ammonites.
      4. Dagon: The god of the Philistines, depicted with the body of a fish and a human head and hands.
      5. Molech: A god associated with child sacrifice, worshiped by the Ammonites.
      6. Tammuz: A god of fertility and agriculture, worshiped in Mesopotamia and by some Israelites.

        1. Ashtoreth:

          • 1 Kings 11:5: “For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians…”
          • 1 Kings 11:33: “…because they have forsaken Me, and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians…”

          • Baal:

            • Judges 2:13: “They forsook the Lord and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.”
            • 1 Kings 18:21: “Elijah went before the people and said, ‘How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.’”

            • Chemosh:

              • Numbers 21:29: “Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh!”
              • Judges 11:24: “Will you not possess what Chemosh your god gives you to possess?”

              • Dagon:

                • Judges 16:23: “Now the lords of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god…”
                • 1 Samuel 5:2: “Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.”

                • Molech:

                  • Leviticus 18:21: “You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech…”
                  • 1 Kings 11:7: “Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites…”

                  • Tammuz:

                    • Ezekiel 8:14: “Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the Lord, and I saw women sitting there, mourning for Tammuz.”


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