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    Chemosh

    meaning: handling; stroking; taking away

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Dictionary Summary:The destroyer, subduer, or fish-god, the god of the Moabites ([Num. 21:29](/num#Num.21.29); [Jer. 48:7](/jer#Jer.48.7), [13](/jer#Jer.48.13), [46](/jer#Jer.48.46)). The worship of this god, “the abomination of Moab,” was introduced at Jerusalem by Solomon ([1 Kings 11:7](/1kgs#1Kgs.11.7)), but was abolished by Josiah ([2 Kings 23:13](/2kgs#2Kgs.23.13)). On the “Moabite Stone” (q.v.), Mesha ([2 Kings 3:5](/2kgs#2Kgs.3.5)) ascribes his victories over the king of Israel to this god, “And Chemosh drove him before my sight.” 2



Cross References
BookCross-References
Num
    21.29 
Judg
    11.24 
1Kgs
    11.7 11.33 
2Kgs
    23.13 
Jer
    48.7 48.13 48.46 

Figure1:  A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages   (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.) 

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      Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0. 

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      M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0. 

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      Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.