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'''Other gods''' describes false deities apart from the true [[God]]. The term comes from the [[Ten Commandments]], where God said, "You shall have no other gods before me" ({{Bible ref|Exodus|20|3}}).

'''Other gods''' describes deities other than the Abrahamic  [[God]] of the Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths. The term comes from the [[Ten Commandments]], where God said, "You shall have no other gods before me" ({{Bible ref|Exodus|20|3}}).

While the word "god" refers, in a general sense, to any deity that is or has been [[worship]]ped as part of a theistic belief system, when spelled with an upper-case "G," the term is normally referring to the God of the [[Abrahamic religions]].

While the word "god" refers, in a general sense, to any deity that is or has been [[worship|worshipped]] as part of a theistic belief system, when spelled with an upper-case "G," the term is normally referring to the God of the [[Abrahamic religions]].

Interestingly, there are even godless religions, that is, religions that worship no gods as such. These include [[Buddhism]] and [[Taoism]], which worship no other god at all, at least not in the sense that [[God]] is defined. Rather than emphasizing worship, whether that of [[God]] or other gods, such religions tend focus on the development of truth, knowledge and individual enlightenment.

Interestingly, there are even godless religions, that is, religions that worship no gods as such. These include [[Buddhism]] and [[Taoism]], which worship no other god at all, at least not in the sense that [[God]] is defined. Rather than emphasizing worship, whether that of [[God]] or other gods, such religions tend focus on the development of truth, knowledge and individual enlightenment.

== Other gods in the Bible ==

== Other gods in the Bible ==

*'Thou shalt have no other gods before me. ... Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them.' (Exodus 20:3, 5)

*'Thou shalt have no other gods before me. ... Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them.' (Exodus 20:3, 5)

Other laws express the same idea:

Other biblical laws express the same idea:

*'He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.' (Exodus 22:20)

*'He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.' (Exodus 22:20)

*'Make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.' (Exodus 23:13)

*'Make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.' (Exodus 23:13)

==Historical==

==Historical==

Other gods worshiped historically include [[Odin]], [[Molech]], [[Baal]], and [[Ra]].

Other gods worshiped historically include the [[Greek gods]], the [[Norse gods]], the [[Egyptian gods]], and the [[Sumeric gods]].

==References==

==References==

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[[Category:Paganism]]

[[Category:Polytheism]]