entities: ENT_AMM_MILKOM

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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
ENT_AMM_MILKOM Milkom   Ammonite National deity War Deity national sovereignty; war; kingship; Ammon       A           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

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