'Cult' in the Bible

The people joined the Baal-peor cult. As a result, the anger of the LORD flared up against Israel,

Then Moses ordered the judges of Israel, "Each one of you is to execute the men in his own tribe who joined the Baal-peor cult."

He also removed the male cult prostitutes from the land and destroyed all the idols that his ancestors had made.

He also eliminated the male cult prostitutes who still remained from the time of his father Asa.