You are hereHomeBible ReviewFebruary 1988Afterlife For the possibility of identifying the “household gods” (teraphim) as ancestors, cf. Tsukimoto, Untersuchungen zur Totenpflege, p. 104f. The measures taken by King Josiah are echoed in Leviticus 19:31, 20:6, 27; Deuteronomy 18:11. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.