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Mammon

Mammon [Grk. mammōnas from Aram. mamon "riches," "wealth"].

The word is used in Matthew 6:24 and Luke 16:9-13 where Jesus warns people that a double allegiance to God and mammon is impossible and thus urges them to undivided devotion to God. Symbolically, the word denotes the personification of the "god of riches."

C. Adelina Alexe

Citation

Footnote:

C. Adelina Alexe, “Mammon,“ Seventh-day Adventist International Biblical-Theological Dictionary (2026-), ed. Daniel K. Bediako and Keldie Paroschi, https://dictionary.adventist.org/mammon, accessed September 8, 2026

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