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Tophet (Heb. Tôfeth, “altar”). The Hebrew word, according to the Masoretic pronunciation, results from assigning to the consonants tf-th the vowels of bôsheth, “shame”, with which the term acquires the meaning of “spitting” or “abhorrent place”. But many commentators believe that it derives from the Aramaic root, “to burn”, “to burn”; therefore, it would mean “place where something burns or burns”. A place in the Valley of Hinnom where, in the days of certain kings of Judah, human sacrifices consumed by fire (especially children) were offered on the altars of Moloch (2Ki 23:10; Jer 7:31). Isaiah, using highly figurative language, refers to Topheth as a symbol of the destruction of an Assyrian king (Isa 30:33), and Jeremiah prophesied that this particular place would become the scene of a slaughter, so that the entire valley where Topheth is located would be called the “valley of Slaughter” (Jer 7:31, 32; 19:6) and considered unclean (19:13).
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
fire place. Place in the valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem, where child sacrifices were offered to the god Molek, under the reigns of Ahaz and Manasseh, 2 R 16, 3; 21, 6.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
An area in the Valley of Hinnom where human sacrifices were offered to Moloch (2Ki 23:10; Jer 7:31). A burning place was prepared by the Lord for the king of Assyria (Isa 30:33). The name of the place would be changed to Valley of Slaughter because of the many who would be killed there (Jer 7:32-33; Jer 19:6). Josiah defiled this place so that it could no longer be used for idolatrous practices (2Ki 23:10).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(Fire pit, or funeral pyre). Place †œin the valley of the son of Hinnom† where the Israelites came to celebrate human sacrifices, sacrificing their children to the god †¢Moloc, †œthing that I did not command them, nor did it rise up in my heart†, according to God in Jer 7:31 . It was there that the king † ¢ Ahaz † œmade his sons pass through the fire † (2Ch 28: 3). King †¢Manasseh did the same (2Ch 33:6). King Josiah, as part of his religious reform, eliminated this practice (2Ki 23:10). God’s judgment for this abominable practice was pronounced through Jeremiah (Jer 7:32; Jer 19:6-14).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
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see, BAAL, MOLOCH, CHEMÍ“S
vet, Name of uncertain etymology. A high place built in the valley of Hinnom. In the times of Isaiah and Jeremiah there were many inhabitants of Jerusalem who immolated their own children, burning them alive (Jer. 7:31) in honor of Molech (2 Kings 23:10). To prevent a return to these abominable practices, King Josiah desecrated Topheth. Jeremiah forcefully prophesied in these words: “For the sons of Judah have done evil in my eyes, saith the Lord; they put their abominations in the house on which my name was called, defiling it. And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters with fire, a thing that I did not command them, nor did it arise in my heart” (Jer. 7:30- 31). He then prophesied that multitudes, scourged by the Lord, would perish in this place (Jer. 7:32, 33; 19:6; 32:35); a similar place would be provided for the king of Assyria (Isa. 30:33). This custom completely disappeared among the Jews, who were freed from the national sin of idolatry after the Babylonian captivity. However, it did not disappear from the Phoenician civilization until very late in history. Tertullian (approx. 160-225 AD) states that in his own day these sacrifices were still celebrated in Carthage and in Africa in general, following the pagan worship of Baal. The recent excavations of the Tophet of Carthage give a startling illustration of this degeneration of the human spirit (cfr. “Child Sacrifice at Carthage”, Biblical Archeology Review, vol. X, n. 1, Jan./Feb. 1984, pp. 31- 35). (See BAAL, MOLOCH, CHEMI“S.)
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
A place outside of Jerusalem where apostate Israelites, including their kings Ahaz and Manasseh, engaged in child sacrifice for a considerable period of time. Finally, King Josiah made it unusable for worship. (2Ki 23:10; 2Ch 28:3; 33:6; Jer 7:31-33; 19:3-14; 32:35) Topheth probably occupied a section of the Valley of Hinnom near the Potsherd Gate. (Jer 19:2, 6, 14; see HINí“N, VALLEY OF.)
In a commentary on 2 Kings 23:10, the Jewish scholar David Kimhi (1160-1235) offers this possible explanation for Topheth: “The name of the place where they made their sons pass through Molech. The name of the place was Topheth, and they said that it was so called because the worshipers danced and played tambourines so that the father would not hear the cries of his son when they put him through the fire, and so that his heart would not be moved and he would be snatched away. of the hands This place was a valley belonging to a man named Hinnom, and it was called †˜Valley of Hinnom†™ and †˜Valley of the Son of Hinnom†™. Josiah polluted that place and made it an unclean place, so that corpses and all filth could be thrown into it, so that it would never rise up into a man’s heart to put his son or his daughter through the fire to Molech †. (Rabbinical Bible, Jerusalem, 1972.)
At Isaiah 30:32, 33, the punishment that Jehovah would bring upon Assyria was said: “It will certainly prove to be with tambourines and with harps . Because his Topheth has been put in order since recent times. Fire and wood are in abundance. Jehovah’s breath, like a torrent of brimstone, burns against him† . Topheth symbolizes in this case a place that burns with fire, and is used to represent the destruction that would come to Assyria.
Source: Dictionary of the Bible