The man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

This seems to have worked well so far so we can take it easy and leave the running of the world to the gods'.

In the ancient world, people made often bloody offeringsto divinities, whom they believed would reward them with, say, good harvests or protection from evil.