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What did it mean to be devoted to destruction?



      

Exodus 22:20

ESV - 20 Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the Lord alone, shall be devoted to destruction.

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
In Exodus 22:20, God commands, "Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the Lord alone, shall be devoted to destruction" (ESV). The Hebrew word used here is charam, meaning "to curse, annihilate,...

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