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It describes early evidence from Syria and neighboring kingdoms, outlines major false gods such as Baal, Moloch, and Chemosh, and characterizes idol rites as marked by cruelty and gross licentiousness. 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Themore gods the more shrines,the more priestly gainsand influence.The principal characteristics of thewhole idol dynasty,were horrible cruelty and grosslicentiousness.Chemosh was the god of the Moab-ites,and his rites were particularly distinguished bytheir lasciviousness.In Syria those of Ashtaroth,orAstarte,the queen of heaven,were similar;but Baaland Moloch were the very impersonations of savageatrocity.Moloch is represented as a huge metallicimage in a sitting posture,which,on days of sacrifice,was heated to redness in a pit of fire,and youngchildren were brought as victims,and placed in hisextended and b","cbCaij654fXWK72A","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij654fXWK72A","pdf",1264932,"English","# Priestcraft\n## Chapter III. 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