Μολόχ
Moloch
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Moloch
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Moloch is named in Acts 7:43 as the figure associated with a tent taken up for worship.
The attested use names Moloch in a worship setting: Acts 7:43 places the genitive singular form with “the tent of Moloch,” while the verse also mentions images made for worship.
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Name linked with a worship tent · dominant
In Acts 7:43, the genitive singular masculine form occurs in the phrase “the tent of Moloch.” The APB renders the clause “You took up the tent of Moloch,” and the same verse refers to images made for worship.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 7:43, the APB presents the name in the phrase “the tent of Moloch.” It confirms the clause’s setting rather than supplying a fuller definition.