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You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me. – Exodus 20:3-5

• Baal Canaan Young storm god 1 Kings 16:31; 18:18-46
• Ashtoreth Canaan Mother-goddess; love; fertility Judges 2:13; 10:6
• Chemosh Moab National god of war Numbers 21:29; Judges 11:24
• Molech Amnon National god 1 Samuel 12:10; 1 Kings 11:5
• Dagon Philista National god of rain 1 Kings 11:7, 33; Jeremiah 48:7
• Queen of Heaven Canaan Same as Ashtoreth Zephaniah 1:5; Jeremiah 49:1

Palestine Deities in Scripture

• Baal: 1 Kings 16:31; 18:18-46
• Ashtoreth: Judges 2:13; 10:6
• Chemosh: Numbers 21:29; Judges 11:24
• Molech: 1 Samuel 12:10; 1 Kings 11:5
• Dagon: 1 Kings 11:7, 33; Jeremiah 48:7
• Queen of Heaven: Zephaniah 1:5; Jeremiah 49:1

Deities from Other Regions in Scripture

• Marduk: Babylon – Jeremiah 50:2; Isaiah 46:1
• Bel: Babylon – Jeremiah 50:2; 51:44
• Nebo (Nabu): Babylon – Isaiah 46:1
• Tammuz (Dumuzi): Sumerian – Ezekiel 8:14

Barnes Bible Charts

• Commandment Reminder: No Other Gods Before Me
• Exodus 20:3-5 emphasizes the exclusive worship of the LORD and prohibits the creation of images for worship.

Deities NOT Listed in the Bible:

Egypt

• Osiris: Deity associated with death.
• Isis: Goddess of life.
• Horus: Sun god.
• Ra: Sun god.
• Anubis: God of embalming.

Mesopotamia

• Anu: Head of the Mesopotamian pantheon.
• Enlil: Storm god.
• Ea-Enki: Deity of fresh water.
• Ishtar: Fertility goddess.
• Ninurta: God of war.

Canaan-Syria

• El: Head of the Canaanite pantheon.
• Anat: Goddess of war.
• Mot: Deity of death and sterility.
• Hathor: Mother goddess.

Note: These deities are historically significant but are not explicitly mentioned in the Bible.

“No Other Gods Before Me.” – Exodus 20:3