Baal-berith in the Bible

Meaning: idol of the covenant

Exact Match

And it happened, as soon as Gideon died, the {Israelites} returned and prostituted [themselves] after the Baals, and they made for themselves Baal-Berith as god.

Verse ConceptsBaal Worship, Historygideon

And they gave to him seventy [pieces of] silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hired with them worthless and reckless men, and {they followed him}.

Verse ConceptsCoinageHiring

Thematic Bible



When all the people of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-be'rith.


As soon as Gideon died, the people of Israel turned again and played the harlot after the Ba'als, and made Ba'al-be'rith their god.


And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Ba'al-be'rith with which Abim'elech hired worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him.


When all the people of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-be'rith.

As soon as Gideon died, the people of Israel turned again and played the harlot after the Ba'als, and made Ba'al-be'rith their god.

And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Ba'al-be'rith with which Abim'elech hired worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him.


References

Hastings

Easton

Fausets