LEVITICUS—NOTE ON Leviticus 18:21 This refers to the cult of Molech (2 Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 32:35). The precise nature of the offering of children to this pagan god is uncertain. It may be that they are being given to the cult of Molech to train to be temple prostitutes, and that is why this passage is listed in a section dealing with sexual prohibitions. On the other hand, Roman authors describe the practice of sacrificing babies by fire, and this may indeed refer to this horrific custom.

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