The Gods of the Bible

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Some of the Gods mentioned in the Bible:

Adrammelech     II Kings 17:31   Sepharvite God.
Anammelech      II Kings 17:31   Sepharvite God.
Ashima          II Kings 17:30   Samaritan Moon Goddess.
Ashtoreth       I Kings 11:05    Canaanite Goddess.
Baal            I Kings 18:19    Canaanite God ("Lord") of
                             fertility, vegitation, and storms.
Baal-berith     Judges 8:33      A regional variation/aspect of Baal.
Baal-peor       Numbers 25:03    Moabite regional variation/aspect of
                             Baal.
Baal-zebub      Luke 11:19       Philistine/Ekronian regional
                             variation/aspect of Baal.
Baalim          I Kings 18:18    Canaanite Gods ("Lords"), a
                             collective of the different
                             aspects of Baa.
Bel             Isiah 46:01      Assyrian/Babylonian/Sumerian God
                             ("Lord").
Chemosh         I Kings 11:07    Moabite war God.
Dagon           I Samuel 05:02   Philistine/Ekronian/Babylonian God
                             of agriculture.
Diana of the
Ephesians     Acts 19:35       Ephesian moon and nature Goddess,
                             ("Divine/Brilliant").
Jehovah         Exodus 6:03      Hebrew God
Jupiter         Acts 14:12       Roman God (possibly derived from
                             'Zeus-pater', Father Zeus).
Lucifer         Isiah 14:12      ("Light-Bearer")
Mercurius       Acts 14:12       Otherwise known as the Roman God
                             Mercury, God of communication and
                             travel, and messenger of the
                             Gods...which is probably why Paul
                             was called this at Lystra.
Milcom          I Kings 11:05    Ammonite God
Molech          I Kings 11:07    Ammonite God, also called Moloch,
                             most probably Baal-Hammon of
                             Carthage.
Nebo            Isiah 46:01      Assyrian/Babylonian/Chaldean God of
                             wisdom and writing, also called
                             Nabu.
Nergal          II Kings 17:30   Cuth/Assyrian/Babylonian war and
                             underworld God, also called
                             Meshlamthea.
Nibhaz          II Kings 17:31   Avites God
Nisroch         II Kings 19:37   Assyrian God
Rimmon          II Kings 05:18   Babylonian/Syrian storm God
                             involved (as Ramman) with the
                             Deluge, according to Hebrew texts;
                             also known as Ramman/Rammon.
Succoth-benoth   II Kings 17:30  Babylonian fertility Goddess ("She
                             Who Produces Seed"), also known as
                             Zarpanitu/Zerpanitum.
Tammuz          Ezekial 8:14     Assyrian/Babylonian God
Tartak          II Kings 17:31   Avites God

Please note that I'm not referring to any Deities not mentioned by name (for instance, the golden calf is not here).


By Norbert Sykes

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