Herodotus on Sacred Marriage and Sacred Prostitution at Babylon

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@AnimeBibleVerse Fun fact: This likely is the "Sodomite Priests" referred to in 2 Kings 23:7. Ishtaar was served with ritual prostitution. Castrated male priests would serve in her temple overseeing the hookers according to Herodotus. https://t.co/1YI…

@Ashshuraya Herodotus on Sacred Marriage and Sacred Prostitution at Babylon (Lies) https://t.co/ypfgrFfA2H

FYI #Herodotus #sacredmarriage #sacredprostitution https://t.co/a6mjNsQYIQ

Sacred Marriage/Prostitution was practiced in the land of Canaan. This is how Babylonians would try to take over Israel. Dinah was all about the marriage. Samson and Solomon were wise, how ever, and bucked the system marrying foreign wives. https://t.co…

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