{"database": "deitydb", "table": "entities", "rows": [["ENT_AMM_MILKOM", "Milkom", null, "Ammonite", "National deity", "War Deity", "national sovereignty; war; kingship; Ammon", null, null, null, "A", null, null, null, null, null, "National deity of the Ammonites; also spelled Milcom, Malcam. Name from Proto-Semitic *mlk (king); the deity's name literally means \"the King.\" Primary attestation in the Hebrew Bible: 1 Kings 11:5,33 record Solomon building a high place for Milkom \"the abomination of the Ammonites\"; 2 Kings 23:13 records Josiah's destruction of that high place; Jeremiah 49:1,3 asks \"Why has Milkom dispossessed Gad?\" and announces Milkom's exile; Zephaniah 1:5 condemns those who swear by Milkom. The Tell Siran bottle inscription (c. 600 BCE; from Amman) and Ammonite personal names with theophoric Milkom elements (*mlkm, *mlky) confirm the deity's prominence in the Ammonite royal cult. The identification of Milkom with Molech (the deity associated with child sacrifice in Leviticus 18:21 etc.) is debated; most contemporary scholars treat them as distinct, though both derive from *mlk. Cross (1973) p. 228; DDD Bible, \"Milcom\" entry.", "deity"]], "columns": ["entity_id", "canonical_name", "greek_name", "tradition", "entity_type", "category", "primary_domains", "tags", "cult_scope", "primary_period", "evidence_confidence", "review_status", "inclusion_basis", "earth_association_score", "chthonic_flag", "serpent_flag", "short_note", "entity_class"], "primary_keys": ["entity_id"], "primary_key_values": ["ENT_AMM_MILKOM"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 80.64301900049031, "source": "jebboone/deitydb", "source_url": "https://github.com/jebboone/deitydb", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"}