Holy Scripture
Numbers 25:2
A church father on this verse
“I might say that those who deny Christianity on oath at the tribunals or before they have been put on trial do not worship but only bow down to idols when they take "God" from the name of the Lord God and apply it to vain and lifeless wood. Thus the people who were defiled with the daughters of Moab bowed down to idol…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
2And they called them to the sacrifices of their idols; and the people ate of their sacrifices, and worshiped their idols.
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In context
1And Israel sojourned in Shittim, and the people profaned itself by going a-whoring after the daughters of Moab.
— Numbers 25:2 —
3And Israel consecrated themselves to Baal-peor; and the Lord was very angry with Israel.
4And the Lord said to Moses, Take all the princes of the people, and make them examples of judgment for the Lord in the face of the sun, and the anger of the Lord shall be turned away from Israel.