"Alter of the unknown god"

[William H.]

The alter of the unknown god  (of the Pagons) was used to bring pagons to The Almighty God in a way they could relate to. We have some Possiblities of artifacts that are considered by some to the such an alter. However it was not un common for pagon communities to have such an alter. They feared the wrath of any god they did not recognize thus supporting this concept in their minds.

[William H.]

"On his visit to Athens, Paul commented on an altar he had seen dedicated "to an unknown god" (Acts 17:23). The above-pictured altar was found at Palmyra and dates to a later time (2nd-3rd centuries A.D.), but it was dedicated to the "nameless god." The polytheistic society of that time feared failing to worship one of the deities, thereby incurring his wrath."

"The Babylonian king who destroyed Jerusalem and the first Temple, Nebuchadnezzar II described some of his temple construction projects on this cylinder. Inscribed in the first half of the 6th century B.C., the cylinder mentions Nebuchadnezzar's building works at temples for the gods Marduk, Nabu, Shamash, and Ishtar at the cities of Babylon, Borsippa, Larsa, and Sippar."

[William H.]

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