6-10-2015-NAMES OF THE FALSE gods
"REMARKS"
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MANY NAMES OF SO MANY FALSE gods WHICH ALWAYS TEMPTED ISRAEL TO TURN AWAY FROM THE ONE TRUE ELOHIM YAH'WEH. MANY TIMES ISRAEL WAS PUNISHED FOR THEIR DESIRE TO SERVE ANOTHER god BUT THE TRUE YAH'WEH.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE NAMES OF THESE MANY FALSE gods;
ADRAM'MELECH=THIS god WAS WORSHIPPED IN MESOPOTAMIA AND WAS ONE IN WHICH CHILDREN WERE SACRIFICED.
AMON= THIS god WAS FROM UPPER EGYPT SOMETIMES DESIGINATED THE SUN god, AMON-RE.
ANAM'MELECH= A BABYLONIAN god AGAIN BURNING THEIR CHILDREN AS A SACRIFICE TO IT.
ANAT= THE god THAT WAS A PATRONESS OF SEX AND WAR. ALSO IDENTIFIED AS THE "QUEEN OF HEAVEN."
ARTEMIS= A goddes KNOWN TO THE GREEKS AS ARTEMIS AND AMONG THE ROMANS AS DIANA.
ASHE'RAH=A PAGAN goddess FOUND IN SYRIA.
ASH'IMA= THE god OF HAMATH IN SAMARIA.
ASH'TORETH= A CANAANITE goddess.
ASTAROTH= SAME AS PREVIOUS
ASTAR'TE= THE GREEK NAME FOR THE PREVIOUS.
ATAR'GATIS= A god OF VEGETATION. A SYRIAN DIVINITY.
BA'AL= THE COMMON WORD FOR MASTER LORD.
"SUB TITLES OF BA'AL"
BA'AL-GAD=LORD OF GOOD FORTUNE
BA'AL-HAMON=LORD OF WEALTH
BA'AL-HAZOR=BA'ALS VILLAGE
BA'AL-MEON=LORD OF THE DWELLING
BA'AL=PEOR=LORD OF THE OPENING
BA'AL-TAMAR= LORD OF THE PALM TREE.
BA'ALBERITH= LORD OF THE COVENANT
BA'ALIM=THE PLURAL OF BA'AL
BA'AL-PE'OR= A MOABITE DIETY
BA'AL-ZE'BUB= WAS VIEWED AS THE PRODUCER OF FLIES
BEL= THE PATRON god OF BABYLON
BE'RITH
CALF WORSHIP
CAS'TOR AND POL'LUX= SONS OF JUPITER
CHE'MOSH=THE NATIONAL DIETY OF THE MOABITES
DAGON=AN ACIENT MESOPATANIAN DEITY TRANSPORTED TO THE WEST ESPECIALLY IN PHILLISTINE COUNTRY
GAD= A CANAANITE DEITY RENDERED FORTUNE
HER'MES= THE GREEK god WHO SERVED AS MESSENGER TO OTHER gods, IDENTICAL WITH MERCURY, THE ROMAN god OF COMMERCE AND PROTECTOR OF THE GRAIN TRADE
KIYYUN
MAL' CHAM= THE NATIONAL god OF THE AMMONITES SOMETIMES EQUATED WITH MOLECH
ME'NI=NAME OF A god OF DESTINY OR FORTUNE WORSHIPPED BY THE ANCIENT HEBREWS IN TIME OF APOSTASY
MER0'DACH= THE HEAD god OF THE BABYLONIAN PANTHEON AND THE PATRON god OF THE CITY.
MIL'COM= THE NATIONAL god OF THE AMMONITES
MO'LECH= A SEMETIC DIETY HONORED BY THE SACRIFICE OF CHILDREN MADE TO GO THROUGH THE FIRE OR IN IT
MO'LOCH= ANOTHER FORM OF ENGLISH MOLECH
NE'BO= A BABYLONIAN DIETY -THE god OF WISDOM AND LITERATURE
NEHUSH'TAN= A CONTEMPTOUS EPITHET APPLIED TO THE BRONZE SERPENT WHICH ISRAEL WORSHIPPED
NER'GAL= THE BABYLONIAN SUN god
NIB'HAZ= AN IDOL WORSHIPPED BY THE AVVITES, DISPLACED PERSONS FROM THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE BROUGHT INTO SAMARIA TO COLONIZE AFTER THEIR CAPTIVITY
NIS'ROCH= A god WITH A TEMPLE IN NINEVEH AND WORSHIPPED BY SENNACHERIB
RE'PHAN
RIM'MON= A SYRIAN DIETY WORSHIPPED IN DAMASCUS, WHERE THERE WAS A HOUSE OF RIMMON OR TEMPLE
ROM'PHA= A DIETY SAID TO HAVE BEEN WORSHIPPED BY THE ISRAELITES IN THE DESERT
SAT'YR= SHAGGY GOAT
SHAGGY GOAT= DEMONIC CREATURESTHAT WOULD DANCE AMONG THE RUINS OF BABYLON AND THE REMAINS OF EDOMITE CITIES
SIC'CUTH
SIK'KUTH=THE PROPER NAME OF A STAR DIETY
SUC'COTH-BE'NOTH= AN IDOL SET UP IN SAMARIA
TAM'MUZ= A BABYLONIAN DIETY IN A VISION OF EZEKIEL OF HIS APOSTATE BRETHREN WHO WERE ENAMORED OF THIS CULT
TAR'TAK=A HEATHEN DIETY INTRODUCED IN SAMARIA
ZEUS= KING OFHE gods AND MEN
GOG= THE CHIEF PRINCE OF TUBAL AND MESCHECH
**THE DESCRIPTIONS WERE TAKEN FROM UNGERS BIBLE DICTIONARY**