Child Sacrifice

Abraham was asked to offer his son Isaac at Mt. Moriah (Jerusalem).
(1) This sacrifice did not take place.
(2) The angel of the Lord stopped Abraham.
(3) God provided a ram to sacrifice.

Ge.22

Child sacrifice is often associated with the Ammonite god Molech.

Le.18:21
Le.20:2-5
2Ki.23:10
Je.32:35

Solomon built a high place for worshiping Molech on the Mount of Olives.

1Ki.11:7

Ahaz the (Southern) king of Judah sacrificed his sons by fire
(c735-719BC).

2Ch.28:3
Je.7:31

Manasseh the (Southern) king of Judah sacrificed his son by fire
(c697-642BC).

2Ki.21:6

In time of distress the Canaanites would offer their best. To help win a war, for example, the king of Moab took his eldest son (heir to reign) and offered a burnt offering upon the wall (2Ki.3:26-27).

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