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Baal-Berith
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
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BAAL-BERITH (‘lord of the covenant’). The god of Shechem, where he had a temple ( Judges 8:33; Judges 9:4 ); called also El-berith ( Judges 9:46 ). The ‘covenant’ may be that amongst the Canaanite peoples or that between Canaanltes and Israelites; or the title may be parallel to Zeus Horkios , the god who presides over covenants.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Baal-Berith'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/b/baal-berith.html. 1909.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Baal-Berith'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/b/baal-berith.html. 1909.
