Explaining The Bible on Instagram: "The Canaanites, as described in the Hebrew Bible, engaged in several religious practices that the Israelites were commanded to abhor and eliminate. Central among these was child sacrifice, most notoriously the offering of sons and daughters as burnt offerings to the god Molech (or Moloch) in the Valley of Hinnom (see Leviticus 18:21; 20:2–5; 2 Kings 23:10). This ritual, often called “passing children through the fire,” was performed to secure fertility, victor