Sun
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(Heb. shemesh), first mentioned along with the moon as the two great luminaries of heaven (Gen 1:14-18). By their motions and influence they were intended to mark and divide times and seasons. The worship of the sun was one of the oldest forms of false religion (Job 31:26,27), and was common among the Egyptians and Chaldeans and other pagan nations. The Jews were warned against this form of idolatry (Deut 4:19; 17:3; comp. 2Kg 23:11; Jer 19:13).
This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.
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