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Encyclopedia of Religion entry forBaal-HammonA god who is often mentioned in Punic inscriptions. In the Old Testament (Ezekiel vi. 4, 6, and other passages) reference is made to hammanim as places of idolatrous worship. This word has been connected with hamma, a late Hebrew word for " sun," and interpreted " sun images " or " sun pillars." Baalhammon might therefore mean " the deity which dwells in the sun-pillars." In " El-hammon," however, which occurs in another inscription, hammon seems to be the name of a place. See Encycl. Bibl.; W. R. Smith, R.S. citations: Encyc. of Rel., Canney
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