Is there a biblical basis for Satanists and/or Pagans giving sacrifice as depicted in pop culture and modern media?
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I fear you have not read enough of the Bible because God hates human sacrifice. The pagan nations that surrounded the Israelites practiced human sacrifice as part of the worship of false gods. God declared that such “worship” was detestable to Him and that He hates it.
You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way, for every abominable thing that the Lord hates they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods (Deuteronomy 12:31).
Furthermore, human sacrifice is associated in the Old Testament with evil practices such as sorcery and divination, which are also detestable to God:
There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer (Deuteronomy 18:10).
Most Christians (those who read the Bible and live by God's standards) understand that there is no longer any need for the people of God to offer animal sacrifices because Christ Jesus instituted a new covenant. Jesus quoted from the Old Testament when he said:
I desire mercy, not sacrifice (Matthew 12:7).
To answer your main question, the Bible clearly shows that pagans offered human sacrifices to their false gods, and this was detestable to the Creator.
As to your request for information on "how and which pop fictions started the trend of Satan asking for human sacrifices" I will not dignify that with an answer. Christianity Stack is about Christianity - not pop fiction.
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