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Polytheism: General Scriptures Concerning Genesis 31:19

Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.

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Polytheism: General Scriptures Concerning Genesis 35:2, 4

So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments. / So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.

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Polytheism: General Scriptures Concerning Joshua 24:2, 23

And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods. / “Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”

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Polytheism: General Scriptures Concerning Judges 2:13

for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.

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Polytheism: General Scriptures Concerning Judges 3:7

So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

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Polytheism: General Scriptures Concerning Judges 10:16

So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.

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Polytheism: General Scriptures Concerning Judges 17:5

Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.

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Polytheism: General Scriptures Concerning Jeremiah 2:28

But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah.

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Polytheism: General Scriptures Concerning Jeremiah 11:13

Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’

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Polytheism: General Scriptures Concerning Daniel 4:8

But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods). And I told him the dream:

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Polytheism: General Scriptures Concerning 1 Corinthians 8:5

For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),

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