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Baal-berith

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: B By: George A. Morrish

The god signifying “covenant lord” set up at Shechem (Judg. 8:33³³And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god. (Judges 8:33); Judg. 9:4⁴And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. (Judges 9:4)). He is called BERITH in Judges 9:46⁴⁶And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. (Judges 9:46).

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