Chemosh
(subduer), the national deity of the Moabites. Nu 21:29; Jer 48:7,13,46 In Jud 11:24 he also appears as the god of the Ammonites. Solomon introduced, and Josiah abolished, the worship of Chemosh at Jerusalem. 1Ki 11:7; 2Ki 23:13 Also identified with Baal-peor, Baalzebub, Mars and Saturn.
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