I think it was the prophet Jeremiah who noted the existence of bloodthirsty pagans who sacrificed their own and others children, and who lived within the kingdom of Judah hidden, more or less, by their outward appearance of being Jews like everybody else.
Now that's a long time ago, but did they ever manage to purge the Ba'al worshippers?
I thought she came from a Jewish family?
Isn’t “Kagan” a form of the name “Cohen”?