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Þ þ (thorn)
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Tophet
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(a) The image of Moloch in the valley of Hinnom on which human sacrifices were burned; (b) in Bibl. transl.: a site or shrine in the valley of Hinnom; (c) a place of burning, Gehenna, hell.
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saramoid
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A stone of magical properties that falls from the sky in thunderstorms.
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