The Canaanites were involved in some evil worship practices. They had several gods, among whom was one named Molech (18.1). Here’s how the worship of this god has been described: “Molech was a Canaanite underworld deity represented as an upright, bullheaded idol with a human body in whose belly a fire was stoked and in whose arms a child was placed to be burnt to death. It was not just unwanted children who were sacrificed.
