Other Gods in the Bible
Monotheism was a radical innovation in the ancient world. God’s anger against His people Israel was fueled by the Israelites continuing practice of observing other deities and rituals of animal sacrifice and incense, temple prostitution, astrology, etc.
Name
City / Nation
Reference
1. Dagon
Philistia
1 Maccabees 10:83
1 Samuel 5:2
Judges 16:23
2. Molech
Amon
Leviticus 18:31
1 Kings 11
Jeremiah 49:1
3. Hercules
2 Maccabees 4:19
4. Milcom
Amon
1 Kings 11:5
5. Chemosh
Amon, Moab
Numbers 21:29
Judges 11:24
1 Kings 11:33
Jeremiah 48:7
6. Astarte
Sidon
1 Kings 11:5
7. Asherah
(female)
Exodus 33:13
Multiple
8. Baalzebub
Philistine city of Ekron
2 Kings 1:2
9. God-King Sakkuth
Amos 5:26
10. Kaiwan, star god
Amos 5:26
11. Atargatis
(female)
City of Karnaim
Maccabees 12:26
12. Gad and Meni
Gods of Luck and Fate
Isaiah 65:11
13. Amon
Egypt
Jeremiah 46:25
14. Apis
Egypt
Jeremiah 46:15
15. Rimon
Syria
2 Kings 5:18
16. Nisroch
Nineveh
2 Kings 19:39-37
Isaiah 37:38
17. Bel and Nebo
Babylon
Isaiah 46:1
Jeremiah 51:44
18. Marduk
Babylon
Jeremiah 50:2
19. Tammuz
Ezekiel 8:14
20. Baal
Peor
Numbers 25:2-3
21. “gods of Egypt”
Numbers 33:4
22. other gods
Deuteronomy 3:24
23. other gods and “powers”
Deuteronomy 10:17
24. “heavenly beings”
Deuteronomy 32:8
25. Rephan, star god
Acts of the Apostles 7:43
26. Artemis
Acts 19:24
27. Zeus
Acts 14:12
28. Hermes
Acts 14:12
29. Bethel
Israelites
Jeremiah 48:13
30. Succoth Benoth
Babylon
2 Kings 18:30
31. Nergal
Cuth
2 Kings 18:30
32. Ashima
Hamath
2 Kings 18:30
33. Nibhaz and Tartak
Ivvah
2 Kings 18:31
34. Adramelech and Anammelech
Sepharvaim
2 Kings 18:31
35. Adad
Syria
Isaiah 66:17