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3701 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Jehu.5 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Baal found in Samaria ( 2 Kings 10:19-25 ), and destroyed the temple of the idol ( 2 Kings 10:27 ).
3702 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Jerubbaal.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Jerubbaal — contender with Baal; or, let Baal plead, a surname of Gideon; a name given to him because he destroyed the altar of Baal ( Judges 6:32; Judges 7:1; Judges 8:29; 1 Samuel 12:11 ).
3703 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Jezebel.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… to Baal, besides four hundred prophets of the groves [R.V., ‘prophets of the Asherah’], which ate at her table ( 1 Kings 18:19 ). The idolatry, too, was of the most debased …
3704 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Jonathan.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… , Merib-baal, or Mephibosheth ( 2 Samuel 4:4; comp. 1 Chronicles 8:34 ).
3705 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Kirjath-jearim.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… Kirjath-baal ( Joshua 15:60 ). It has been usually identified with Kuriet el-’Enab (i.e., “city of grapes”), among the hills, about 8 miles north-east of ‘Ain Shems (i.e., Beth …
3706 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Kishon.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Baal by Elijah ( 1 Kings 18:40 ). “When the Kishon was at its height, it would be, partly on account of its quicksands, as impassable as the ocean itself to a retreating …
3707 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Lord.7 (Matthew G. Easton)
… “the baals of Shechem” ( Judges 9:2, Judges 9:3 ). These were the Israelite inhabitants who had reduced the Canaanites to a condition of vassalage ( Joshua 16:10; Joshua …
3708 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Mattan.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Mattan — gift. (1.) A priest of Baal, slain before his altar during the reformation under Jehoiada ( 2 Kings 11:18 ).
3709 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Mephibosheth.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… Merib-baal ( 1 Chronicles 8:34; 1 Chronicles 9:40 ). (See ZIBA .)
3710 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Merib-baal.1 (Matthew G. Easton)
Merib-baal
3711 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Merib-baal.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Merib-baal — contender with Baal, ( 1 Chronicles 8:34; 1 Chronicles 9:40 ), elsewhere called Mephibosheth ( 2 Samuel 4:4 ), the son of Jonathan.
3712 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Micah.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
(2.) The son of Merib-baal (Mephibosheth), 1 Chronicles 8:34, 1 Chronicles 8:35 .
3713 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Midianite.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Baal-Peor. This crafty counsel prevailed. The Israelites took part in the heathen festival, and so brought upon themselves a curse indeed. Their apostasy …
3714 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Peor.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
(2.) A Moabite divinity, called also “Baal-peor” ( Numbers 25:3, Numbers 25:5, Numbers 25:18; comp. Deuteronomy 3:29 ).
3715 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Perazim, Mount.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Perazim, Mount — mount of breaches, only in Isaiah 28:21. It is the same as BAAL-PERAZIM (q.v.), where David gained a victory over the Philistines ( 2 Samuel 5:20 ).
3716 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Persecution.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… and Baal. Ahab’s example in this respect was followed by Manasseh, who “shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another” ( 2 …
3717 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Shalisha, Land of.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Shalisha, Land of — probably the district of Baal-shalisha ( 2 Kings 4:42 ), lying about 12 miles north of Lydda ( 1 Samuel 9:4 ).
3718 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Tent.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
(3.) Heb. kubbah ( Numbers 25:8 ), a dome-like tent devoted to the impure worship of Baal-peor.
3719 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Zidon.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… inscription Baal is mentioned as the chief god of the Sidonians.
3720 Etymology dictionary, p. Baal.1
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