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Baalis is the name given in the
Book of Jeremiah for the king of Ammon. He instigated the murder ofGedaliah , the Babylonian-appointedJewish governor ofJerusalem .
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BAALIS — (Heb. בַּעֲלִיס), king of Ammon during the first half of the sixth century B.C.E. The name appears to be composed of the theophoric root Baal and a suffix of unclear meaning; it is ancient and appears in ugaritic documents in alphabetic writing… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Baalis — King of the Ammonites at the time of the Babylonian captivity (Jer. 40:14). He hired Ishmael to slay Gedaliah who had been appointed governor over the cities of Judah … Easton's Bible Dictionary
BAAL — I. BAAL Assyriis Iovis nomen, Nic. Lloydius renitente Genebr. in Chron. qui Orientalibus populis ante Alexandrum Magnum Iovis Saturnique numina ignota fuisse notat, l. 1. Morer. quod quam vero consonum, et sequentib. liquebit. Punice Dominum… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Ammon — or Ammonites (Hebrew Name|עַמּוֹן|ʻAmmon|ʻAmmôn| People ), also referred to in the Bible as the children of Ammon, were a people (also known from Assyrian and other records) living east of the Jordan river whose origin the Old Testament traces to … Wikipedia
MOLOCH qui et MOLECH et MILCHOM — MOLOCH, qui et MOLECH, et MILCHOM Latine regnans, aut consiliarius, princeps Deorum, non Ammonitis solum, sed et Moabitis, apud Hierosolymam aliquando in valle Gehenna, elegans tabernaculum, et magnificum idolum habuit, quod inter omnia idola… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its … Wikipedia
History of Jerusalem — See also: Timeline of Jerusalem Jerusalem History … Wikipedia
Gedaliah — According to the Hebrew Bible, Gedaliah the son of Ahikam (who saved the life of the prophet Jeremiah Jer. 26:24) and grandson of Shaphan (who was involved in the discovery of the scroll of Teaching that scholars identify as the core of the book… … Wikipedia
Fast of Gedalia — The Fast of Gedalia (or Gedaliah) ( he. צוֹם גְּדָלִיָּה, IPAEng|gɛdˈlaɪə or IPA2|gɪˈdɑlyə, Tzom Gedaliah) is a Jewish fast day from dawn until dusk to lament the assassination of the righteous governor of Judah of that name, which ended Jewish… … Wikipedia
Theophory in the Bible — The word theophory refers to the practice of embedding the name of a god or a deity in, usually, a proper name. Much Hebrew theophory occurs in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament. The most prominent theophory involves *names referring… … Wikipedia
