Histories of the Holy Land Podcast

19 - Did The Canaanites Sacrifice Their Children?

Shaiel Ben-Ephraim Season 1 Episode 19

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The Tanakh, in several places, mentions a practice of running children through the fire for the god Molech. What does that mean? Did the Canaanites sacrifice their children to a bloodthirsty god? And if so, was that tradition ever practiced by the Israelites?

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