Verse 17
whore = sodomitess. Hebrew means one consecrated as such in connection with heathen worship. Hence her name kedeshah, a separated one. Compare 1 Kings 14:24 ; 1Ki 15:12 ; 1 Kings 22:46 . Job 36:14 ("unclean" = temple women). Hosea 4:14 . The Laws of Khammurabi refer to these (181, 187, 192).
sodomite. First occurrence. See above note.
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