Topheth
Ancient site, identified with Hinnom Valley.
Placealtar9 verses
Where was it?
One proposed modern location, with the scholarly support recorded for it.
- Hinnom Valley1,000
Name variants
- Topheth (71)
- Tophet (16)
References
Topical references
- A place in the valley of the sons of Hinnom — 2 Kings 23:10
- Jewish children passed through the fire to the god Molech in — 2 Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 7:31; Jeremiah 7:32; Jeremiah 19:6; Jeremiah 19:11; Jeremiah 32:35
- See also — 2 Chronicles 28:3; 2 Chronicles 33:6
- Destroyed by Josiah — 2 Kings 23:10
- Horror of — Isaiah 30:33
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.