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Chemosh

Also known as Kemosh

Chemosh was the national god of the Moabites, the people of the Iron Age kingdom of Moab east of the Dead Sea. The Mesha Stele, inscribed in the 9th century BCE, attributes Israel's domination of Moab to his anger and Mesha's victories to his favour. The Hebrew Bible calls the Moabites 'the people of Chemosh' and records that King Solomon built a shrine to him near Jerusalem.

Chemosh
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Chemosh. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chemosh
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