's Dictionnaire Infernal]] Adramelech (also called Adrammelech, Adramelek or Adar-malik) was a form of sun god, the centre of his worship was the town of Sepharvaim () and was brought by the Sepharvite colonists into Samaria. The "melech" from his name means "King" in hebrew There was also a god called Baal Adramelch his name "Baal" means "Lord". In Assyrian mythology the title Baal was a title for many gods and he is described as a son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (2 Kings 19:37; Isa. 37:38). In later times, he is associated with the Moloch of Carthage. This often leads to the concept that children were sacrificed to him. The concept of child sacrifice via burning them or placing them within a heated bronze statue of the god comes from Greek accounts and is not historically verifiable as no archaeological proof of such a large, bronze statue exists.

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