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Queen of heaven

Historical dictionary entry

(Jer. 7:18; 44:17, 25), the moon, worshipped by the Assyrians as the receptive power in nature.

Scripture references

Jeremiah 7:18Jeremiah 44:17Jeremiah 44:25Jeremiah 45:17Jeremiah 45:18Jeremiah 45:19Jeremiah 45:25

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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