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4021 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Zephaniah, Book of.23
… of Baal" ( Zephaniah 1:4 ) points to a period when much of the Baal-worship had been removed, which means subsequent to 621. (c) The condemnation of the "king's sons …
4022 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Zimri (1).3
… god Baal-peor. Moses is bidden to have the offenders punished. The next paragraph ( Numbers 25:6 - 9 ) relates how the people engage in public mourning; but while …
4023 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Zimri (1).4
… with Baal-peor. Critics assign Numbers 25:1 - 5 to J-E, Numbers 25:6 - 18 to P.
4024 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Ahab.3 (William Smith)
… to Baal in Samaria itself, and an oracular grove to be consecrated to Astarte. See 1 Kings 18:19. One of Ahab’s chief tastes was for splendid architecture, which …
4025 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Athaliah.2 (William Smith)
… of Baal. (b.c. 891.) After the great revolution by which Jehu seated himself on the throne of Samaria, she killed all the members of the royal family of Judah who …
4026 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Azmaveth.4 (William Smith)
2. A descendant of Mephibosheth, or Merib-baal. 1 Chronicles 8:36; 1 Chronicles 9:42 .
4029 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Baal.2 (William Smith)
… suppose Baal to correspond to the sun and Ashtoreth to the moon; others that Baal was Jupiter and Ashtoreth Venus. There can be no doubt of the very high antiquity …
4030 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Baal.3 (William Smith)
1. BAAL-BERITH ( the covenant Baal ), Judges 8:33; Judges 9:4; the god who comes into covenant with the worshippers.
4031 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Baal.6 (William Smith)
4. BAAL-PEOR ( lord of the opening, i.e., for others to join in the worship). We have already referred to the worship of this god. The narrative ( Numbers 25 ) seems clearly to show that this form of Baal-worship was connected with licentious rites.
4033 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Baal.3 (William Smith)
1. Baal, a town of Simeon, named only in 1 Chronicles 4:33, which from the parallel list in Joshua 19:8 seems to have been identical with BAALATH-BEER .
4034 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Baal.6 (William Smith)
4. Baalath-beer ( lord of the well ). Baal 1, a town among those in the south part of Judah, given to Simeon, which also bore the name of RAMATH-NEGER, or “the height of the south.” Joshua 19:8 .
4035 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Baal.7 (William Smith)
5. Baal-gad ( lord of fortune ), used to denote the most northern, Joshua 11:17; Joshua 12:7, or perhaps northwestern, Joshua 13:5, point to which Joshua’s victories …
4036 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Baal.8 (William Smith)
6. Baal-hamon ( lord of a multitude ), a place at which Solomon had a vineyard, evidently of great extent. Song of Solomon 8:11 .
4037 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Baal.9 (William Smith)
7. Baal-hazor ( village of Baal ), a place where Absalom appears to have had a sheep-farm, and where Amnon was murdered. 2 Samuel 13:23 .
4038 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Baal.10 (William Smith)
… . Mount Baal-hermon ( lord of Hermon ), Judges 3:3, and simply Baal-hermon. 1 Chronicles 5:23. This is usually considered as a distinct place from Mount Hermon; but we …
4039 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Baal.11 (William Smith)
9. Baal-meon ( lord of the house ), one of the towns which were built by the Reubenites. Numbers 32:38. It also occurs in 1 Chronicles 5:8, and on each occasion with Nebo …
4040 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Baal.12 (William Smith)
10. Baal-perazim ( lord of divisions ), the scene of a victory of David over the Philistines, and of a great destruction of their images. 2 Samuel 5:20; 1 Chronicles 14:11. See Isaiah 28:21, where it is called Mount Perazim.