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3741 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ark of the Covenant.15

… (or Baale-judah, 2 Samuel 6:2 ), about 7.5 miles Northwest of Jerusalem. There the ark remained for many years until David, after he had taken possession of Mount …

3742 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Arvad; Arvadites.2

… Mattan Baal. It was afterward tributary to Tiglath-pileser III and Sennacherib, the king who paid it to the latter being Abd-ilihit (circa 701). Ashurbanipal …

3743 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ashbel; Ashbelite.2

… of Baal"). The chronicler, in this case, conforms literally to the principle laid down in Hosea 2:17; the title "Baal" ("lord") was applied in early days (e.g. in the days …

3744 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ashtoreth.7

1. Name and Origin: The name of the supreme goddess of Canaan and the female counterpart of Baal.

3745 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ashtoreth.11

… of Baal, and on the other hand, a moon-goddess. In Babylonia the moon was a god, but after the rise of the solar theology, when the larger number of the Babylonian …

3746 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ashtoreth.12

… as Baals. They represented the various forms under which the goddess was worshipped in different localities ( Judges 10:6; 1 Samuel 7:4; 12:10, etc.). Sometimes she …

3747 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Astrology.50

… served Baal. And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments" ( 2 Kings 17:16 - 17 ). The sin of apostate …

3748 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Athaliah.4

… Zidonian Baal. Elijah's blow at the worship of Baal in Samaria shortly before her accession to power did nothing to mitigate her zeal. It probably intensified …

3750 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Attitudes.6

… local Baal. E. J. Davies, the discoverer of this Hittite monument, in describing it, makes this remark, which we cannot refrain from inserting, inasmuch as it gives …

3752 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baal (1).2

Baal (1) - ba'-al: (ba`al; or Baal): The Babylonian Belu or Bel, "Lord," was the title of the supreme god among the Canaanites.