SUN-WORSHIP

sun'-wur-ship: The splendor of the sun makes it a natural object of adoration, once the purer idea of the one true God (Romans 1:20, 21) is parted with, and in most ancient nations the worship of the sun was an outstanding feature. It is found in Babylonian and Assyrian (Samas; special seats of sun-worship were Sippara and Larsa); in Egypt it is a leading feature of the religion (Ra, and, under special phases, Horus, Tum, Aten; a special seat of sun-worship was Heliopollis, the Old Testament On, called in Jeremiah 43:13 Beth-shemesh, "house of the sun"). Other cities bore the same name: Beth-shemesh (Joshua 15:10 = Ir-shemesh; Joshua 19:41, in Judah; Joshua 19:22, in Issachar; Joshua 19:38, in Naphtali; see BETH-SHEMESH). Allusions to, and warnings against, sun-worship are frequent in the Old Testament, as in Leviticus 26:30 2 Chronicles 14:5; 2 Chronicles 34:4, 7; Isaiah 17:8; Isaiah 27:9 Ezekiel 6:4, 6, in which passages for the King James Version "images," "idols," the Revised Version (British and American) has "sun-images" (which see); Job 31:26, 27 and numerous passages show that this form of idolatry latterly penetrated deeply into Judah-even into its temple-worship (2 Kings 23:5, 11, "horses.... given to the sun" (see under HORSES OF THE SUN, "Chariots of the Sun"); and Ezekiel 8:16). Josiah's reformation took account of these abuses (2 Kings 23:5, 11 2 Chronicles 34:4, 7), and Ezekiel strenuously denounced them (8:16;).

James Orr

Faustus Repels the Charge of Sun-Worship
... Book XX. Faustus repels the charge of sun-worship. Faustus repels the charge
of sun-worship, and maintains that while the Manichæans ...
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The Living One
... We say that the title here used is in connection with idolatry; and especially
in its most ancient and universal form, sun-worship. ...
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For, Like Some Others, You are under the Delusion that Our God is ...
... In the same way, if we devote Sun-day to rejoicing, from a far different reason
than Sun-worship, we have some resemblance to those of you who devote the day ...
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The Lord's Day
... conversion, brought the title "Sunday" into the Church from the Pagan terminology
which they had been accustomed to use in connection with their Sun-worship. ...
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On the Feast of the Nativity, ii.
... in the heavenly Kingdom. VI. The festival has nothing to do with sun-worship,
as some maintain. Having therefore so confident a ...
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Appendix
... writer (Mr. Faber) asserts that the Apostle John used the ideas and phraseology
of the mysteries, the basis of them being Serpent and SUN worship with the host ...
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writings in connection with the Manichæan controversy
... fulfillment. Faustus repels the charge of sun-worship. Faustus denies that
Manichæans believe in two gods. Hyle no god. Augustin ...
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The Education of the World.
... The poetical gods of Greece, the legendary gods of Rome, the animal worship of Egypt,
the sun worship of the East, all accompanied by systems of law and civil ...
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Homilies on Galatians and Ephesians.
... 142. Suicide worse, and punished worse by God than murder, [593]5. Sunworship,
[594]110. Superstitions, [595]8, [596]79, [597]111. ...
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The Wyclif of the East --Bible Translation
... This circumstance, and the fact that its Pooree district, after centuries of
sun-worship and then shiva-worship, had become the high-place of the vaishnava ...
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Sunworship
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia SUN-WORSHIP. sun'-wur-ship: The splendor
of the sun makes it a natural object of adoration, once ...
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Sun-worship
Sun-worship. Sunworship, Sun-worship. Sup . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia
SUN-WORSHIP. ... James Orr. Sunworship, Sun-worship. Sup . Reference Bible.
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Sun (1708 Occurrences)
... HORSES OF THE SUN. (2 Kings 23:11): In connection with the sun-worship practiced
by idolatrous kings in the temple at ... See SUN-WORSHIP. CE Schenk. SUN, SMITING BY ...
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Nostrils (22 Occurrences)
... A similar custom is known from Persian sun-worship, where a bunch (baretsma) of
dates, pomegranates or tamarisks was held to the nose by the worshipper ...
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On (40792 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Light; the sun, (Genesis 41:45, 50), the great seat of
sun-worship, called also Bethshemesh (Jeremiah 43:13) and Aven (Ezek. ...
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Timnath-heres (1 Occurrence)
... It is possible that the change from Heres to Serah may have been deliberate, in
order to avoid a form which might savor of idolatry-sun-worship. ...
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Timnathheres (1 Occurrence)
... It is possible that the change from Heres to Serah may have been deliberate, in
order to avoid a form which might savor of idolatry-sun-worship. ...
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Sup (3 Occurrences)

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Sunstroke

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Nose (23 Occurrences)
... A similar custom is known from Persian sun-worship, where a bunch (baretsma) of
dates, pomegranates or tamarisks was held to the nose by the worshipper ...
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Sun-Worship

Sun-worship

Sun (1708 Occurrences)

Nostrils (22 Occurrences)

On (40792 Occurrences)

Timnath-heres (1 Occurrence)

Timnathheres (1 Occurrence)

Sup (3 Occurrences)

Sunstroke

Nose (23 Occurrences)

Light (2869 Occurrences)

Chaldeans (82 Occurrences)

Horses (138 Occurrences)

Chaldea (8 Occurrences)

Images (158 Occurrences)

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