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Judges is the only Biblical book that mentions Baʿal Berith and El Berith. [1] [2] [3] It is not clear whether they are actually one god, nor whether they are separate forms of Baʿal and El. Scholars suppose that he or they may have been worshipped for connections to fertility and vegetation, based on Judges 9:27.
Baʿal Berith ("Lord of the Covenant") was a god worshipped by the Israelites when they "went astray" after the death of Gideon according to the Hebrew Scriptures. [75] The same source relates that Gideon's son Abimelech went to his mother's kin at Shechem and received 70 shekels of silver "from the House of Baʿal Berith" to assist in killing ...
Berith, Berit, or Brit (Hebrew: ברית) may refer to: Covenants in Hebrew, particularly The biblical covenant between God and Israel; Brit milah, ceremony of circumcision; Berit Rihitzah, "Covenant of Washing" for girls; Brit Bat, "Covenant of the Daughter", Jewish naming ceremony for newborn girls; Baal Berith, Canaanite deity
The Hebrew Bible makes reference to a number of covenants (Hebrew: בְּרִיתוֹת) with God ().These include the Noahic Covenant set out in Genesis 9, which is decreed between God and all living creatures, as well as a number of more specific covenants with Abraham, the whole Israelite people, the Israelite priesthood, and the Davidic lineage of kings.
He tells all past, present and future things, shows the meaning of all questions that are asked to him, reconciles friends, and gives honour and dignity. He is depicted as a baboon or according to some, in the form of a "Xenopilus." [6] Eligos is a Great Duke of Hell, ruling 60 legions of demons. He discovers hidden things and knows the future ...
The source for the name Beelzebub is in the Books of Kings (2 Kings 1:2–3, 6, 16), written Baʿal zəvuv, referring to a deity worshipped by the Philistines in the city of Ekron.
Berit Menuchah ([סַפֵּר בְּרִית מְנוּחָה] Error: {{Langx}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 13: ̲) ; also Berit Menuḥa, Berith Menuḥa, or Brit Menucha) is a practical Kabbalah work written in the 14th century by Abraham ben Isaac of Granada.
The Visual Bible: Acts is a 1994 American Christian film directed by Regardt van den Bergh and starring Henry O. Arnold, James Brolin, Dean Jones, and Bruce Marchiano. It depicts the events of the Acts of the Apostles from the New Testament. All of the dialogue is word-for-word scripture, taken directly from the New International Version of the ...