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(subduer ), the national deity of the Moabites. ( Numbers 21:29 ; Jeremiah 48:7 Jeremiah 48:13 Jeremiah 48:46 ) In ( Judges 11:24 ) he also appears as the god of the Ammonites. Solomon introduced, and Josiah abolished, the worship of Chemosh at Jerusalem. ( 1 Kings 11:7 ; 2 Kings 23:13 ) Also identified with Baal-peor, Baalzebub, Mars and Saturn.