Jer 44:17 | TSK | e4.org | whatsoever ; , ; ; ; ; queen of heaven or, frame of heaven. As the Sun was worshipped, not only under the name of baal shamayim "Lord of heaven," but also by that of Molech or King; it is likely also that the Moon was adored as melecheth hashshamayim "the Queen of heaven." So the Orphic hymn addressed to the Moon begins Κλυθι θεα ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΑ , "Hear, goddess Queen." And Homer, in his Hymn to the Moon, addresses her, Χαιρε , ανασσα , θεα "All hail, Queen, goddess." In Epiphanius, we find some women of Arabia, towards the end of the fourth century, had set up another queen of heaven, the Virgin Mary, too well known since under that name and character, whom they likewise worshipped as a goddess, by holding stated assemblies every year to her honour, and by offering a cake of bread in her name; whence these heretics were called Collyridians, from the Greek κολλυρις , a cake. ; as we , ; ; ; our fathers ; ; ; , ; in the cities , then ; ; ; victuals Heb. bread

‏ Jeremiah 44:17

whatsoever Jer 44:25; Num 30:2, Num 30:12; Deut 23:23; Judg 11:36; Ps 12:4; Mark 6:26

queen of heaven or, frame of heaven. As the Sun was worshipped, not only under the name of baal shamayim "Lord of heaven," but also by that of Molech or King; it is likely also that the Moon was adored as melecheth hashshamayim "the Queen of heaven." So the Orphic hymn addressed to the Moon begins Κλυθι θεα ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΑ, "Hear, goddess Queen." And Homer, in his Hymn to the Moon, addresses her, Χαιρε, ανασσα, θεα "All hail, Queen, goddess." In Epiphanius, we find some women of Arabia, towards the end of the fourth century, had set up another queen of heaven, the Virgin Mary, too well known since under that name and character, whom they likewise worshipped as a goddess, by holding stated assemblies every year to her honour, and by offering a cake of bread in her name; whence these heretics were called Collyridians, from the Greek κολλυρις, a cake. Jer 7:18; 2Kgs 17:16

as we Jer 19:13, Jer 32:29-32; 2Kgs 22:17; Neh 9:34; Dan 9:6-8

our fathers Neh 9:34; Ps 106:6; Ezek 20:8; Dan 9:5-6, Dan 9:8; 1Pet 1:18

in the cities Jer 44:9, Jer 44:21

then Exod 16:3; Isa 48:5; Hos 2:5-9; Phil 3:19

victuals Heb. bread