Baal-berith in the Bible

Meaning: idol of the covenant

Exact Match

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

Verse ConceptsBaal Worship, Historygideon

And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.

Verse ConceptsCoinageHiring

Thematic Bible



When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.


Then it came about, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the sons of Israel again played the harlot with the Baals, and made Baal-berith their god.


They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, and they followed him.


When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.

Then it came about, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the sons of Israel again played the harlot with the Baals, and made Baal-berith their god.

They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, and they followed him.


References

Hastings

Easton

Fausets

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