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Leviticus 18:21-30

21 “‘Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.

22 “‘Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.

23 “‘Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion.

24 “‘Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the nations that I am going to drive out before you became defiled.

25 Even the land was defiled; so I punished it for its sin, and the land vomited out its inhabitants.

26 But you must keep my decrees and my laws. The native-born and the aliens living among you must not do any of these detestable things,

27 for all these things were done by the people who lived in the land before you, and the land became defiled.

28 And if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it vomited out the nations that were before you.

29 “‘Everyone who does any of these detestable things—such persons must be cut off from their people.

30 Keep my requirements and do not follow any of the detestable customs that were practiced before you came and do not defile yourselves with them. I am the Lord your God.’”

Cross References for Leviticus 18:21-30

2 Kings 21:6 - He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 21:6 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 21:6

Micah 6:7 - Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I offer... Click to read the verse Micah 6:7 Click to read the verse Micah 6:7

Jeremiah 19:5 - They have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as offerings to Baal—som... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 19:5 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 19:5

Leviticus 19:12 - “‘Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the Lord. Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:12 Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:12

Ezekiel 20:31 - When you offer your gifts—the sacrifice of your sons in the fire—you continue to defile yoursel... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:31 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:31

2 Chronicles 33:6 - He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced sorcery, divination a... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 33:6 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 33:6

Ezekiel 39:7 - “‘I will make known my holy name among my people Israel. I will no longer let my holy name be p... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 39:7 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 39:7

Ezekiel 20:26 - I let them become defiled through their gifts—the sacrifice of every firstborn—that I might fil... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:26 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:26

1 Kings 11:33 - I will do this because they have forsaken me and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonia... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 11:33 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 11:33

Romans 1:23 - and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds a... Click to read the verse Romans 1:23 Click to read the verse Romans 1:23

Malachi 1:12 - “But you profane it by saying, ‘The Lord’s table is defiled,’ and, ‘Its food is contemptible.’ Click to read the verse Malachi 1:12 Click to read the verse Malachi 1:12

Leviticus 21:6 - They must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. Because they present... Click to read the verse Leviticus 21:6 Click to read the verse Leviticus 21:6

Jeremiah 7:31 - They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to burn their sons and d... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:31 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:31

Jeremiah 32:35 - They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to sacrifice their sons and daughte... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:35 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:35

Leviticus 20:3 - I will set my face against that man and I will cut him off from his people; for by giving his c... Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:3 Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:3

Ezekiel 23:37 - for they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They committed adultery with thei... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:37 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:37

Deuteronomy 18:10 - Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices div... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 18:10 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 18:10

2 Kings 23:10 - He desecrated Topheth, which was in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, so no one could use it to sacrifi... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:10 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:10

Deuteronomy 12:31 - You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 12:31 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 12:31

2 Kings 16:3 - He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, following... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 16:3 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 16:3

Romans 2:24 - As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.” Click to read the verse Romans 2:24 Click to read the verse Romans 2:24

Psalms 106:37-38 - They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. Click to read the verse Psalms 106:37-38 Click to read the verse Psalms 106:37-38

Amos 5:26 - You have lifted up the shrine of your king, the pedestal of your idols, the star of your god— w... Click to read the verse Amos 5:26 Click to read the verse Amos 5:26

1 Kings 11:7 - On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab,... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 11:7 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 11:7

Leviticus 22:32 - Do not profane my holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy by the Israelites. I am the Lord, w... Click to read the verse Leviticus 22:32 Click to read the verse Leviticus 22:32

Leviticus 20:2-5 - “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any alien living in Israel who gives any of his child... Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:2-5 Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:2-5

Acts 7:43 - You have lifted up the shrine of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to ... Click to read the verse Acts 7:43 Click to read the verse Acts 7:43

Leviticus 22:2 - “Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings the Israelites consecrate t... Click to read the verse Leviticus 22:2 Click to read the verse Leviticus 22:2

Ezekiel 36:20-23 - And wherever they went among the nations they profaned my holy name, for it was said of them, ‘... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 36:20-23 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 36:20-23

2 Kings 17:17 - They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire. They practiced divination and sorcery and... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:17 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:17

Leviticus 20:2 - “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any alien living in Israel who gives any of his child... Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:2 Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:2

2 Chronicles 28:3 - He burned sacrifices in the Valley of Ben Hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, following... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 28:3 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 28:3

1 Kings 11:5 - He followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molech the detestable god of the Ammoni... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 11:5 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 11:5

Isaiah 57:5 - You burn with lust among the oaks and under every spreading tree; you sacrifice your children i... Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:5

Ezekiel 16:21 - You slaughtered my children and sacrificed them to the idols. Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:21 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:21

2 Kings 17:31 - the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire as sa... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:31 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:31