Eze 16:20-22 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ezek 16:20-22: 16:20-22 Jerusalem even gave her sons and daughters as sacrifices to false gods. Child sacrifice was practiced among the nations around Israel as a sign of total commitment to a deity, especially in the worship of the gods Molech and Chemosh (see Deut 12:31 ; 2 Kgs 3:27 ). Israel sometimes participated in this detestable sin .

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bDeut 12:31►

c2 Kgs 3:27►

‏ Ezekiel 16:20-22

Summary for Ezek 16:20-22: 16:20-22 ^a Jerusalem even gave her sons and daughters as sacrifices to false gods. Child sacrifice was practiced among the nations around Israel as a sign of total commitment to a deity, especially in the worship of the gods Molech and Chemosh (see Deut 12:31 ^b; 2 Kgs 3:27 ^c). Israel sometimes participated in this detestable sin.