In the prophetic scriptural register (as in Jeremiah 49 and related prophetic citations), Melchom appears as the Ammonite god or idolic 'king' whose presence is rhetorically described as inheriting the land of Gad while the Ammonites dwelt there. Later Christian-era interpretive traditions, reflected in commentary (e.g. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown as quoted in modern summaries) and demonological compilations (notably Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal as summarized on modern reference sites), narrativize a transformation: after the Ammonites were displaced from Gad (an event linked in commentary to Israelite actions under King David), Melchom is described as having been cast down from his idolic throne and reclassified as a lesser demon within an infernal order.
No physical description or iconographic details for Melchom are provided in the supplied sources. The available materials identify him by name and by functional/semantic association with the Hebrew root melech ('king') and with Ammonite idolic kingship, but do not furnish attested bodily, sculptural, or zoomorphic features.
In prophetic texts Melchom functions as the named foreign idol whose 'inheritance' or occupation of Gad signals rival sovereignty and territorial claim. In later demonological accounts (as reported in modern summaries of the Dictionnaire Infernal and echoed in commentary), Melchom is described as a lesser infernal official: specifically characterized as a paymaster or purse-bearer who administers payment to servants in Hell — an administrative/bureaucratic office within the infernal hierarchy. The transformation from local idolic king to infernal functionary is an interpretive move in post-biblical tradition rather than a detail narrated in the biblical texts themselves.
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- [1]Melchom — Wikipedia. Wikipedia article 'Melchom' summarizing identification with the Ammonite idol (Milcom/Moloch/Melech) and noting demonological treatment in Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal.wiki
- [2]Jeremias (Jeremiah) Chapter 49 — Douay-Rheims Bible. Douay-Rheims translation of Jeremiah 49 (as cited in the provided materials): contains the prophetic question linking Melchom to possession of Gad ('Why then hath Melchom inherited Gad').literary
- [3]Amos Chapter 1 — Douay-Rheims Bible. Douay-Rheims translation of Amos cited among provided materials; prophetic context for denunciations of foreign nations and their gods.literary
- [4]Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (as quoted on Wikipedia). Summary on Wikipedia quoting Jamieson-Fausset-Brown commentary: interprets Melchom as cast down from his idolic throne after the Ammonites were displaced and describes his later depiction as a lesser demon and 'paymaster' in Hell.other
- [5]Wikidata: Melchom. Wikidata entry for Melchom (referenced in the supplied materials as a secondary cataloging source).wiki