high place, Israelite or Canaanite open-air shrine usually erected on an elevated site. Prior to the conquest of Canaan (Palestine) by the Israelites in the 12th–11th century bc, the high places served as shrines of the Canaanite fertility deities, the Baals (Lords) and the Asherot (Semitic goddesses).
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Höhenheiligtum (High place)
Als Höhenheiligtum oder Bergheiligtum werden Heiligtümer auf Erhebungen oder in Bergsätteln bezeichnet, die aus verschiedenen Kulturen des Altertums bekannt sind. Befinden sie sich auf dem Gipfel des betreffenden Berges oder auch auf einer... Wikipedia
Jeremiah refers to the high place of Topheth, which was built in the Hinnom Valley (Jer 7:31), where people burned their children as offerings to Baal (19:5).
11.07.2023 · But even as people who claim to follow Christ, it can be very easy to inwardly set up “high places” for ourselves and to start worshiping idols.