Specifically, Solomon’s wives convinced him to follow the Sidonian goddess Ashtoreth, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god, Molek. He even built places for worship, so that his wives (and anyone else who followed these gods) could offer sacrifices to them (1 Kings 11:7).He did...
Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.1 Kings 11:7At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.2 Kings 21:3For he ...
Abraham was born in 2123 BCE; his father Terah, Ur’s High Priest. Enlil sent them to the Harran in Anatolia. In 2041 BCE, Abraham led Enlil’s forces and defended the Sinai Spaceport. He reported the cities of Sodom and Gomorra were for Nabu and Marduk. In 2024 BCE Enlil sent Abrah...
The subject matter and the style show that this Surah probably was sent down in the middle of the Makkan period, or perhaps in the last stage of the middle Makkan period. The style clearly indicates that antagonism is raging strong in the background and the Holy Prophet and his Companions ...
According to another tradition, Semiramis was the daughter of a goddess. She had mermaid-like features with the head of a woman and the body of a fish. So exactly who is Semiramis? Much speculation surrounds Semiramis throughout history. However, the image of a mother holding her child is ...