{"id":254,"date":"2025-05-05T20:38:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T01:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/returntosinai.org\/?p=254"},"modified":"2025-05-05T20:43:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T01:43:02","slug":"pagan-gods-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/returntosinai.org\/es\/pagan-gods-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Pagan gods in the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-accent-6-background-color has-background has-berkshire-swash-font-family has-xx-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Pagan gods in the Tanakh<br>(Hebrew Bible)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) references many pagan gods worshiped by surrounding cultures, often in the context of condemning Israel&#8217;s idolatry. These deities were part of the religious landscape of the ancient Near East, and the biblical authors frequently mention them as rivals to the worship of Yahweh. Here are some of the most prominent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. <strong>Baal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Culture:<\/strong> Canaanite<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Role:<\/strong> Storm and fertility god<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mentions:<\/strong> Frequently (e.g., Judges 2:11\u201313, 1 Kings 18)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Notes:<\/strong> Baal worship was one of the most common forms of idolatry condemned in the Bible. Elijah\u2019s confrontation with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel is a key episode (1 Kings 18).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. <strong>Asherah<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Culture:<\/strong> Canaanite<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Role:<\/strong> Mother goddess, consort of El (and sometimes Baal)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mentions:<\/strong> Deuteronomy 16:21, 1 Kings 15:13<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Notes:<\/strong> Often symbolized by poles or trees (&#8220;Asherah poles&#8221;), her worship was frequently mixed into Israelite practice despite repeated prohibitions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. <strong>Molech (or Moloch)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Culture:<\/strong> Ammonite<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Role:<\/strong> Associated with child sacrifice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mentions:<\/strong> Leviticus 18:21, Jeremiah 32:35<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Notes:<\/strong> Worship of Molech, particularly child sacrifice, is strongly condemned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. <strong>Chemosh<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Culture:<\/strong> Moabite<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Role:<\/strong> National god of Moab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mentions:<\/strong> Numbers 21:29, 1 Kings 11:7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Notes:<\/strong> King Solomon built a shrine for Chemosh, which was seen as a grave offense (1 Kings 11).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. <strong>Dagon<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Culture:<\/strong> Philistine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Role:<\/strong> Grain and fertility god<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mentions:<\/strong> Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Notes:<\/strong> Famously, the Ark of the Covenant causes Dagon&#8217;s idol to fall and break in the temple in Ashdod (1 Samuel 5).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. <strong>Astarte (Ashtoreth)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Culture:<\/strong> Phoenician\/Canaanite<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Role:<\/strong> Love and war goddess, similar to Ishtar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mentions:<\/strong> 1 Kings 11:5, Judges 2:13<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Notes:<\/strong> Often associated with Baal; worship involved ritual prostitution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. <strong>Tammuz<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Culture:<\/strong> Mesopotamian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Role:<\/strong> Dying and rising god associated with vegetation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mentions:<\/strong> Ezekiel 8:14<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Notes:<\/strong> Women mourning Tammuz in the Temple is cited as an abomination in Ezekiel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. <strong>Nebo and Bel (Marduk)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Culture:<\/strong> Babylonian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Role:<\/strong> Chief gods of Babylon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mentions:<\/strong> Isaiah 46:1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Notes:<\/strong> These gods are mocked for their inability to save Babylon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These references reflect the theological and political tensions between monotheistic Yahwism and the surrounding polytheistic cultures. The biblical texts often use these gods as symbols of Israel&#8217;s unfaithfulness and spiritual corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d8dce8eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a table summarizing the <strong>pagan gods mentioned in the Hebrew Bible<\/strong>, their <strong>meanings<\/strong>, <strong>cultures<\/strong>, and <strong>roles<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular has-medium-font-size\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"color:#319e88a1\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Nombre<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Meaning<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Culture<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Role\/Function<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Baal<\/strong><\/td><td>&#8220;Lord&#8221; or &#8220;Master&#8221;<\/td><td>Canaanite\/Ugaritic<\/td><td>Storm god, fertility, agriculture<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Asherah<\/strong><\/td><td>Possibly &#8220;Upright&#8221; (uncertain)<\/td><td>Canaanite\/Ugaritic<\/td><td>Mother goddess, fertility, consort of El<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Molech<\/strong><\/td><td>Distortion of <em>melek<\/em> (&#8220;king&#8221;)<\/td><td>Ammonite (likely)<\/td><td>God associated with child sacrifice<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Chemosh<\/strong><\/td><td>Possibly &#8220;Subduer&#8221;<\/td><td>Moabite<\/td><td>National god of Moab, war\/death deity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dagon<\/strong><\/td><td>Possibly &#8220;Grain&#8221; (from <em>dgn<\/em>)<\/td><td>Philistine\/Semitic<\/td><td>Fertility god, associated with grain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ashtoreth<\/strong><\/td><td>Distorted form of Astarte<\/td><td>Phoenician\/Canaanite<\/td><td>Goddess of love, war, and fertility<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Tammuz<\/strong><\/td><td>&#8220;Faithful Son&#8221; (from Sumerian)<\/td><td>Mesopotamian\/Sumerian<\/td><td>Dying-rising god, vegetation cycles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Bel (Marduk)<\/strong><\/td><td>&#8220;Lord&#8221;<\/td><td>Babylonian<\/td><td>Chief god of Babylon, king of the gods<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Nebo (Nabu)<\/strong><\/td><td>Possibly &#8220;Announcer&#8221; or &#8220;Prophet&#8221;<\/td><td>Babylonian<\/td><td>God of wisdom, writing, and scribes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-accent-6-background-color has-background has-berkshire-swash-font-family has-xx-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Pagan gods in the<br>Brit Chadasha<br>(New Testament)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the <strong>Brit Chadasha<\/strong> (New Testament), there is no detailed pantheon like in the <strong>Tanakh<\/strong> (Old Testament), but some <strong>pagan gods or similar concepts<\/strong> appear, especially in the context of <strong>Greco-Roman religion<\/strong>. These are not worshipped by Israel, but rather encountered by early believers in Gentile settings (e.g., Paul\u2019s missions). Below is a comparison:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d8dce8eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Similar Pagan Concepts\/Gods in the Tanakh and Brit Chadasha<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-medium-font-size\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"color:#319e88a1\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Tanakh Pagan God<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Culture<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Function\/Role<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Similar in Brit Chadasha<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Baal<\/strong><\/td><td>Canaanite<\/td><td>Storm\/fertility god<\/td><td><strong>Zeus<\/strong>, <strong>Jupiter<\/strong><\/td><td>Acts 14:12\u201313 \u2013 Paul and Barnabas are mistaken for Zeus and Hermes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Asherah<\/strong><\/td><td>Canaanite<\/td><td>Mother goddess\/fertility<\/td><td><strong>Artemis (Diana)<\/strong><\/td><td>Acts 19:24\u201335 \u2013 Worship of Artemis in Ephesus causes a riot.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Molech<\/strong><\/td><td>Ammonite<\/td><td>Child sacrifice<\/td><td>None explicitly named<\/td><td>Concept condemned (e.g., infanticide, idolatry), but no NT parallel god.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Chemosh<\/strong><\/td><td>Moabite<\/td><td>National god of Moab<\/td><td>None mentioned<\/td><td>No direct NT equivalent.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dagon<\/strong><\/td><td>Philistine<\/td><td>Grain\/fertility god<\/td><td>Possibly <strong>Demeter<\/strong> (by theme)<\/td><td>No mention in NT.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ashtoreth (Astarte)<\/strong><\/td><td>Phoenician\/Canaanite<\/td><td>Love and war goddess<\/td><td><strong>Aphrodite\/Venus<\/strong><\/td><td>Not named in NT, but associated with sexual immorality condemned there.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Tammuz<\/strong><\/td><td>Mesopotamian<\/td><td>Dying\/rising vegetation god<\/td><td><strong>Adonis<\/strong>, possibly linked to <strong>mystery cults<\/strong><\/td><td>Related to fertility cults opposed by early Christians.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Bel \/ Marduk<\/strong><\/td><td>Babylonian<\/td><td>Chief god of Babylon<\/td><td>No direct NT parallel<\/td><td>Babylon becomes symbolic (e.g., Revelation).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Nebo<\/strong><\/td><td>Babylonian<\/td><td>Wisdom\/writing god<\/td><td><strong>Hermes (Mercury)<\/strong><\/td><td>Acts 14:12 \u2013 Paul is called Hermes.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc <strong>Key Mentions in the Brit Chadasha<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Acts 14:11\u201313<\/strong> \u2013 Paul and Barnabas mistaken for <strong>Zeus and Hermes<\/strong> in Lystra.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Acts 17:22\u201331<\/strong> \u2013 Paul at the Areopagus in Athens confronts idol worship and \u201cthe unknown god.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Acts 19:23\u201335<\/strong> \u2013 Riot in Ephesus over the worship of <strong>Artemis (Diana)<\/strong>, major Greco-Roman goddess.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Revelation 2:14, 20<\/strong> \u2013 Reference to <strong>Balaam<\/strong>, <strong>Jezebel<\/strong>, and teachings leading to <strong>idolatry and sexual immorality<\/strong> (linked conceptually to Canaanite and Greco-Roman cults).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Revelation 17\u201318<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Babylon<\/strong> becomes a symbol of the great harlot and idolatrous empire.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd0d Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>While the <strong>Tanakh<\/strong> deals with <strong>Canaanite and Near Eastern gods<\/strong>, the <strong>Brit Chadasha<\/strong> engages with <strong>Greco-Roman deities and cults<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many NT references are <strong>symbolic<\/strong>, <strong>polemical<\/strong>, or contextual \u2014 warning against idolatry, syncretism, or immorality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gods like <strong>Zeus, Hermes, Artemis<\/strong>, and <strong>Aphrodite<\/strong> mirror roles of Baal, Asherah, and others thematically, even if names differ.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\">Recursos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a consolidated list of <strong>biblical references<\/strong> and sources used throughout our conversation, organized by topic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Pagan Gods in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These gods were worshiped by Israel&#8217;s neighbors and occasionally by apostate Israelites. They are mentioned directly or indirectly in these passages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>God<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>References<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Baal<\/strong><\/td><td>Judges 2:11\u201313, 1 Kings 18, Hosea 2:13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Asherah<\/strong><\/td><td>Judges 3:7, 1 Kings 14:15, 2 Kings 17:16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Molech<\/strong><\/td><td>Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 20:2\u20135, 2 Kings 23:10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Chemosh<\/strong><\/td><td>Numbers 21:29, 1 Kings 11:7, 2 Kings 23:13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dagon<\/strong><\/td><td>Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 5:2\u20135<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ashtoreth<\/strong><\/td><td>1 Kings 11:5, 1 Samuel 7:3\u20134<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Tammuz<\/strong><\/td><td>Ezekiel 8:14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Bel\/Marduk<\/strong><\/td><td>Isaiah 46:1, Jeremiah 50:2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Nebo<\/strong><\/td><td>Isaiah 46:1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Rephan<\/strong><\/td><td>Amos 5:26 (quoted in Acts 7:43)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Pagan Deities\/Concepts in the Brit Chadasha (New Testament)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Reference<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Pagan Deity or Concept<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Acts 14:11\u201313<\/td><td>Paul &amp; Barnabas mistaken for <strong>Zeus &amp; Hermes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Acts 17:22\u201331<\/td><td>Paul addresses <strong>\u201cunknown god\u201d<\/strong> in Athens<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Acts 19:23\u201335<\/td><td><strong>Artemis (Diana)<\/strong> worship and Ephesian riot<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Revelation 2:14,20<\/td><td><strong>Balaam, Jezebel<\/strong> \u2013 sexual immorality &amp; idolatry<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Revelation 17\u201318<\/td><td><strong>Babylon<\/strong> as symbol of idolatry and corruption<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd27 <strong>Translations and Sources Used<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li><strong>Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)<\/strong> \u2013 for exact verse rendering.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Masoretic Text \/ Hebrew Bible (Tanakh)<\/strong> \u2013 for Hebrew-based interpretations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Greek New Testament<\/strong> \u2013 for references to Greco-Roman deities and terms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Historical-cultural context from:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (DDD)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>IVP Bible Background Commentary<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Lexicons (BDB, HALOT, TDNT)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) references many pagan gods worshiped by surrounding cultures, often in the context of condemning Israel's idolatry. n the Brit Chadasha (New Testament), there is no detailed pantheon like in the Tanakh (Old Testament), but some pagan gods or similar concepts appear, especially in the context of Greco-Roman religion.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":false,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[54,50,53,52,51,49],"series":[],"class_list":["post-254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","tag-comparison","tag-gods","tag-hebrew-bible","tag-new-testament","tag-old-testament","tag-pagan"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/returntosinai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pagan-gods-research.webp","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/returntosinai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/One-New-Man-mp3-image.png?fit=2400%2C2400&ssl=1","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"spreaker":{"key":"spreaker","url":"","label":"Spreaker","class":"spreaker","icon":"spreaker.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/returntosinai.org\/es\/feed\/podcast\/return-to-sinai","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"x2IWWD97XQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/returntosinai.org\/es\/pagan-gods-in-the-bible\/\">Pagan gods in the Bible<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/returntosinai.org\/es\/pagan-gods-in-the-bible\/embed\/#?secret=x2IWWD97XQ\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#171;Pagan gods in the Bible&#187; &#8212; Return to Sinai\" data-secret=\"x2IWWD97XQ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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