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Reference: Chemarim, The
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Chem'arim, The
(those who go about in black, i.e. ascetics). In the Hebrew applied to the priests of the worship of false gods.
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Chem'arim, The
(those who go about in black, i.e. ascetics). In the Hebrew applied to the priests of the worship of false gods.
in margin;
The king unseated the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense in the high places throughout the cities of Judah and in the environs surrounding Jerusalem, including those who had been burning incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations, and to every star in the heavens.
"The residents of Samaria will be terrified because of the cows of Beth-aven. Its people will mourn over Beth-aven, along with the priests who will mourn its glory, because that glory has departed.
"I will also stretch out my hand against Judah, and upon all inhabitants of Jerusalem. I'll wipe out every trace of Baal from this place, and the name of the pagan priests, along with my own priests.
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