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Bible Encyclopedias
Corruption
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or (prop. some form of שָׁחָה, shachah'', διαφθείρω ). This term is used in Scripture to signify the putrefaction of dead bodies (Psalms 16:10), the blemishes which rendered an animal unfit for sacrifice (Leviticus 22:25), sinful inclinations, habits, and practices, which defile and ruin men (Romans 8:21; 2 Peter 2:12; 2 Peter 2:19), everlasting ruin (Galatians 6:8), men in their mortal and imperfect state (1 Corinthians 15:42; 1 Corinthians 15:50).
MOUNT OF CORRUPTION (הִר הִמִּשְׁחַית, Sept. ὄρος τοῦ Μοσχίθ v. r. Μοσθάθ, Vulg. mons offensionis), a hill in the neighborhood of Jerusalem, where Solomon had established the worship of the Ammonitish deity Milcom, which Josiah overthrew (2 Kings 23:13). Tradition assigns the locality of the "Mount of Offence" to the eminence immediately south of the Mount of Olives (see Barclay, City of the Great King, p. 64 sq.; Stanley, Palest. p. 185, note). (See JERUSALEM).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Corruption'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/corruption.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
