This document is about Malcam (Ammonite god). For other homonyms, please refer to the Malcam document.
One of the gods worshipped in Ammon. It is the same god as Milcom and Molech.
Jer 49:1Concerning the Ammonites. Thus says the Lord: Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then has Malcam) dispossessed Gad) and his people settled in its cities?Jer 49:2Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will cause the war cry to be heard against Rabbah) of the Ammonites; it shall become a desolate mound, and its villages shall be burned with fire; then Israel shall dispossess those who dispossessed him, says the Lord.Jer 49:3Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah)! Put on sackcloth; lament and rush about among the walls! For Malcam) shall go into exile, with his priests and his officials.