Chemosh
Chemosh is the national god of the Moabites, appearing in biblical and epigraphic sources as a war deity central to Moabite state religion. In the Hebrew Bible, Chemosh is described as the object of Moabite worship and as a deity invoked in times of conflict; he is also referred to as “the abomination of Moab” in places such as 1 Kings 11:7, reflecting Israelite condemnation of Moabite religion.
The most extensive independent evidence for Chemosh comes from the Mesha Stele (the Moabite Stone, dated to
In biblical accounts, the cult is associated with ritual practices, though details are sparse. A notable narrative
Modern scholarship generally regards Chemosh as a war-related national deity of Moab, though the exact cult