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Bel

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

[BAAL.]

Concise Bible Dictionary:

One of the gods of Babylon, supposed by some to be the Babylonish name of Baal (Isa. 46:1¹Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast. (Isaiah 46:1); Jer. 1:2²To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. (Jeremiah 1:2); Jer. 51:44⁴⁴And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall. (Jeremiah 51:44)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1078 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Bel

Phonic:

bale

Meaning:

by contraction for 1168; Bel, the Baal of the Babylonians

KJV Usage:

Bel

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Lord, or, nothing; master:―the Baal of the Babylonians [BAAL], Isa. 46:1. {Belus; Dominus}