Child Sacrifice at Carthage—Religious Rite or Population Control?

"Tophet" is a Biblical word. It is the name of a place that was on the south side of ancient Jerusalem in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, where the Israelites sacrificed their children by fire. It may even refer to the altar on which the sacrifices took place. The book of the prophet Jeremiah […...

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Authors: Stager, Lawrence E. 1943-2017 (Author) ; Wolff, Samuel Richard 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 1984
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 1984, Volume: 10, Issue: 1
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:"Tophet" is a Biblical word. It is the name of a place that was on the south side of ancient Jerusalem in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, where the Israelites sacrificed their children by fire. It may even refer to the altar on which the sacrifices took place. The book of the prophet Jeremiah […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review