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Chemosh
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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.