entity_sources: ENT_MOA_KEMOSH, SRC_HEBREW_BIBLE, direct attestation
Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_MOA_KEMOSH | SRC_HEBREW_BIBLE | direct attestation | Numbers 21:29: "Woe to you, Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Kemosh." Judges 11:24: Jephthah's theological argument that Kemosh gives Ammon its land as Yahweh gives Israel its land — the clearest biblical recognition of Kemosh as a legitimate national deity. 1 Kings 11:7,33: Solomon's high place for Kemosh on the Mount of Olives. Jeremiah 48:7,13,46: prophecy of Kemosh's exile; "Kemosh will go into exile, his priests and officials together." Multiple independent books confirming Kemosh across a 4-century span. |