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Worship of the Sun A religious practice forbidden in ancient Israel (e.g., Deut 4:19; 17:3; Job 31:26–28; Ezek 8:16–18). It was an important part of worship for the Babylonians, Assyrians, Phoenicians, and Egyptians. The Egyptian city of On (Greek Heliopolis) is called Beth-shemesh, “house of the sun,” in Jer 43:13 because of its role in sun worship. Despite the prohibition of sun worship in Israelite religion, some traces of these practices are mentioned in the Old Testament (e.g., 2 Kgs 23:5; Jer 8:2; Ezek 8:16).
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