Tophet

Definitions

1. A location near Jerusalem in the valley of Gehenna where children were burned alive as sacrifice.
2. A Carthaginian monument associated with a cemetery for ritually sacrificed children.
3. Hell, Gehenna.

Equivalents

Examples

“And they have⟳ built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.”

“In this Tophet, they commonly immolated their little children, and sometimes men of more yeers than discretion […]”

“But already is the day of their avengement begun; the hero is at length arisen who shall send⟳ all such as bear⟳ enmity to the true Church, or trust⟳ in works of their own⟳, to Tophet!”

““Well,” I says, “I cal'late a body could get⟳ used to Tophet if he stayed there long enough.” ¶ She flared up; the least mite of a slam at Doctor Wool was enough to set⟳ her going.”

“They are an important factor indicating a corpus of beliefs common to the important central colonies (Carthage, Sousse, Motya, Sulcis, Nora, Tharros), where tophets and accompanying grave stelae have⟳ been found.”

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