Texts · 15 · Jeremiah and Baruch
Herem: devoting enemies to destruction
Mesha slaughtered a town's population as a sacrifice to Chemosh. Biblical texts describe the same practice for Yhwh, using the same Semitic term, herem.
Shared customs, shared vocabulary.
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Mesha also fights on divine oracle, much like David and other biblical kings.
Bible reference: Joshua 6:17
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 246
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