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



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

Fausets