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- or, inherit, "And it came to pass¹ on the morrow,ª that Balakª tookª°¹ Balaam,ª and brought him upª° into the high placesª of Baal,²¹ that thence¹¹ he might seeª° the utmostª [part] of the people.ª" {Num 22:41} + "And he sacrificedª° and burnt incenseª° in the high places,ª and on¹ the hills,ª and under¹ every¹ greenª tree.ª" {2Kg 16:4} + "And they set them upª° imagesª and grovesª in¹ every¹ highª hill,ª and under¹ every¹ greenª tree:ª ... And there¹ they burnt incenseª° in all¹ the high places,ª as [did] the heathenª whom¹ the LORDª carried awayª° beforeª¹ them; and wroughtª° wickedª thingsª to provoke¹¹ the LORDª to anger:²°" {2Kg 17:10-11} + "And the high placesª that¹ [were] beforeª¹ Jerusalem,ª which¹ [were] on the right handª¹ of the mountª of corruption,ª which¹ Solomonª the kingª of Israelª had buildedª° for Ashtorethª the abominationª of the Zidonians,ª and for Chemoshª the abominationª of the Moabites,ª and for Milcomª the abominationª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª did the kingª defile.ª°" {2Kg 23:13} + "The LORDª saidª° also unto¹ me in the daysª of Josiahª the king,ª Hast thou seenª° [that] which¹ backslidingª Israelª hath done?ª° she¹ is gone upª° upon¹ every¹ highª mountainª and underª every¹ greenª tree,ª and there¹ hath played the harlot.ª°" {Jer 3:6} + "[For] when I had broughtª° them into¹ the land,ª [for] the which¹ I lifted upª°¹ mine handª to giveª° it to them, then they sawª° every¹ highª° hill,ª and all¹ the thickª trees,ª and they offeredª° there¹¹ their sacrifices,ª and there¹ they presentedª° the provocationª of their offering:ª there¹ also they madeª° their sweetª savour,ª and poured outª° there¹¹ their drink offerings.ª ... Then I saidª° unto¹ them, What¹ [is] the high placeª whereunto¹¹ ye¹ go?ª° And the nameª thereof is calledª° Bamahª unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {Ezk 20:28-29} + "They sacrificeª° upon¹ the topsª of the mountains,ª and burn incenseª° upon¹ the hills,ª under¹ oaksª and poplarsª and elms,ª because¹ the shadowª thereof [is] good:ª therefore¹¹ your daughtersª shall commit whoredom,ª° and your spousesª shall commit adultery.ª°" {Hsa 4:13}
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