EncyclopediaTophetTophet (tō'fit) [key], in the Bible, place near Jerusalem, in the valley of Hinnom, associated with the worship of Molech. Tophet became a name for hell. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Tophet from Fact Monster:
- Tophet - Tophet A valley near Jerusalem, where children were made to “pass through the fire to ...
- Molech - Molech Molech or Moloch, Canaanite god of fire to whom children were offered in sacrifice; he is ...
- Hinnom - Hinnom Hinnom , valley, W and S of Jerusalem. Its ill repute in the Bible emanated from the worship ...
- hell - hell hell, in Western monotheistic religions, eternal abode of souls damned by the judgment of God. ...
- Gehenna - Gehenna (Hebrew, g hard). The place of eternal torment. Strictly speaking, it means simply the ...
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