ESV Reformation Study Bible – 1 Kings 18:28
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1 Kings 18:28

18:28 after their custom. They cut themselves to provoke Baal. Self-laceration was prohibited in Old Testament law (Lev. 19:28; Deut. 14:1), but nevertheless was practiced by some (Jer. 41:5; 47:5).