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 tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into a hold of the house of the god Berith.


And it came to pass as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went astray after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.


And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light persons, who followed him.


And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into a hold of the house of the god Berith.

And it came to pass as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went astray after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.

And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light persons, who followed him.


References

Hastings

Easton

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