POLYTHEISM

Passages on this topic · 13

• Genesis 31:19

  Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father’s.

• Genesis 35:2

  Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, change your garments.

• Genesis 35:4

  They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

• Joshua 24:2

  Joshua said to all the people, “Yahweh says, the God of Israel, ‘Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

• Joshua 24:23

  “Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, the God of Israel.”

• Judges 2:13

  They abandoned Yahweh, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.

• Judges 3:7

  The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.

• Judges 10:16

  They put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Yahweh; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

• Judges 17:5

  The man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

• Jeremiah 2:28

  “But where are your gods that you have made for yourselves? Let them arise, if they can save you in the time of your trouble: for you have as many gods as you have towns, O Judah.

• Jeremiah 11:13

  For according to the number of your cities are your gods, Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have you set up altars to the shameful thing, even altars to burn incense to Baal.’

• Daniel 4:8

  But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and I told the dream before him, saying,

• 1 Corinthians 8:5

  For though there are things that are called “gods”, whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many “gods” and many “lords”;