Molech is a deity associated with child sacrifice, condemned in the Torah (Lev 18:21; 20:2-5). The prohibition against passing children through fire to Molech appears repeatedly in Leviticus and Deuteronomy as a paradigmatic sin.
| Hebrew | מֹלֶךְ |
| Transliteration | Mōleḵ |
| First Mention | Lev 18:21 |
Molech is a deity associated with child sacrifice, condemned in the Torah (Lev 18:21; 20:2-5). The prohibition against passing children through fire to Molech appears repeatedly in Leviticus and Deuteronomy as a paradigmatic sin.