idolatrous

adjective

«idolatrous» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

Here it describes priests who served Baal and other false gods in Judah instead of the one God.

Interpretation. Idol worship is one of the gravest sins in Jewish law, and the prophets warn that God will remove those who lead people into it.

Having to do with idols, or with worshipping idols as gods. tree →

And I will stretch out My hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the idolatrous priests with the priests; (Prophets ZEP.1.4, JPS 1917) tree →

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