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He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits and with wizards. He did much evil in the LORD’s sight, to provoke him to anger.
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Verse 6. Valley. Hebrew Ge-ben-hinnon, “the vale of the son of Ennom,” ( Bible.) a Jebusite, who had formerly possessed that part of the valley of Cedron. Menochius.—Syr. write Gena, whence comes γεεννα a place at the foot of Moria, and the sink of the city. A constant fire was kept up to burn dead bodies. Kimchi. D.
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