Baal-berith in the Bible

Meaning: idol of the covenant

Exact Match

After Gideon died, the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals. They made Baal-Berith their god.

Verse ConceptsBaal Worship, Historygideon

They paid him seventy silver shekels out of the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelech then used the silver to hire some lawless, dangerous men as his followers.

Verse ConceptsCoinageHiring

Thematic Bible



And when all the men of the town of Shechem heard that, they entered into a stronghold of the house of their god Baalberith.


But as soon as Gideon was dead, the children of Israel turned away and went a whoring after Baal, and made Baalberith their God,


And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light persons which went with him.


And when all the men of the town of Shechem heard that, they entered into a stronghold of the house of their god Baalberith.

But as soon as Gideon was dead, the children of Israel turned away and went a whoring after Baal, and made Baalberith their God,

And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light persons which went with him.


References

Hastings

Easton

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