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BAAL. 1. An idol of the Phoenicians, god of the sun. Wickedly worshiped by the Israelites in the time of the judges, Judg 2:10-23; 1 Sam 7:3-4; by the kingdom of Israel, 2 Kings 17:16; Jer 23:13; Hos 1-2; Hos 13:1; under Ahab, 1 Kings 16:31-33; 1 Kings 18:18; 1 Kings 19:18; Jehoram, 2 Kings 3:2; by the Jews, 2 Kings 21:3; 2 Chron 22:2-4; 2 Chron 24:7; 2 Chron 28:2; 2 Chron 33:3. Jeremiah expostulates against the worship of, Jer 2:8,23; Jer 7:9.
Altars of, destroyed by Gideon, Judg 6:25-32; by Jehoiada, 2 Kings 11:18; by Josiah, 2 Kings 23:4-5.
Prophets of, slain by Elijah, 1 Kings 18:40. All worshipers of, destroyed by Jehu, 2 Kings 10:18-25.
2. A Benjamite, 1 Chron 8:30; 1 Chron 9:36.
4. A city in the tribe of Simeon, 1 Chron 4:33. Called BAALATHBEER, Josh 19:8.
BAALAH. 1. A city in the south of Judah, Josh 15:29. Apparently identical with BALAH, Josh 19:3; and BILHAH, 1 Chron 4:29.
2. A city in the north of Judah called also KIRJATHJEARIM, which see.
3. A mountain in Judah, Josh 15:11. Probably identical with MOUNT JEARIM Josh 15:10.
BAALATH, a city of Dan, Josh 19:44; 1 Kings 9:18; 2 Chron 8:6.
BAALATHBEER. See BAAL, No. 4.
BAALBERITH. A god of the Shechemites, Judg 9:4. Worshiped by Israelites, Judg 8:33. Called BERITH, Judg 9:46.
BAALE, a city of Judah, 2 Sam 6:2. See KIRJATHJEARIM.
BAALGAD. A city of the Canaanites, Josh 11:17; Josh 12:7; Josh 13:5. Probably identical with BAALHERMON, Judg 3:3; 1 Chron 5:23.
BAAL-GUR. See Gurbaal.
BAALHAMON. A place in Mount Ephraim, Song 8:11. Called Hammon, Josh 19:28.
BAALHANAN. 1. A king of Edom, Gen 36:38-39; 1 Chron 1:49-50.
2. One of David's overseers, 1 Chron 27:28.
BAALHAZOR, the place where Amnon was slain, 2 Sam 13:23.
BAALHERMON. 1. Mount Hermon, 1 Chron 5:23. Baalgad, which see.
2. A mountain of Lebanon, Judg 3:3.
BAALIM, plural form of BAAL, Judg 2:11; 1 Sam 7:4; Hos 2:13,17; Hos 11:2. See BAAL.
BAALI, an appellation of JEHOVAH, Hos 2:16.
BAALIS, king of the Ammonites, Jer 40:14.
BAALMEON. A city of the Reubenites, Num 32:38; 1 Chron 5:8; Ezek 25:9. Called BETHMEON, Jer 48:23; BETHBAALMEON, Josh 13:17; BEON, Num 32:3.
BAALPEOR, an idol of Moab, Num 25:3,5; Deut 4:3; Ps 106:28; Hos 9:10.
BAALPERAZIM. A place in the valley of Rephaim, 2 Sam 5:20; 1 Chron 14:11. Called PERAZIM, Isa 28:21.
BAALSHALISHA, a place near Gilgal, 1 Sam 9:4; 2 Kings 4:42.
BAALTAMAR, a place near Gibeah, Judg 20:33.
BAALZEBUB, a god of the Philistines, 2 Kings 1:2-3,6,16.
BAALZEPHON, an Egyptian city on the Red Sea, Exod 14:2,9; Num 33:7.
BAANA. 1. Son of Ahilud, 1 Kings 4:12.
BAANAH. 1. A captain of Ishbosheth's army, 2 Sam 4:2,5-6,9.
2. Father of Heleb, 2 Sam 23:29; 1 Chron 11:30.
3. A chief Jew of the exile, Ezra 2:2; Neh 7:7; Neh 10:27.
4. The name is spelled BA ANA [RV]. Son of Hushai, 1 Kings 4:16.
BAARA, wife of Shaharaim, 1 Chron 8:8. Called HODESH, 1 Chron 8:9.
BAASEIAH, a Levite, 1 Chron 6:40. BAASHA, king of Israel, 1 Kings 15:16-22,27-34; 1 Kings 16:1-7; 1 Kings 21:22; 2 Kings 9:9; 2 Chron 16:1-6; Jer 41:9.
BABBLER, a sarcastic epithet applied to St. Paul, Acts 17:18.
BABEL, a city in the plain of Shinar.
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Tower built, and tongues confused at, Gen 11:1-9.
See BABYLON.
BABES. In the mouths of, is praise perfected, Matt 21:16. A symbol of the guileless, Ps 8:2; Matt 11:25; Luke 10:21; of the children of the kingdom of heaven, Matt 18:2-6; Mark 10:15; Luke 18:17.
FIGURATIVE: Of weak Christians, Rom 2:20; 1 Cor 3:1; Heb 5:13; 1 Pet 2:2.
See CHILDREN; PARENTS.
BABYLON. 1. CITY OF: Built by Nimrod, Gen 10:10. In the land of Shinar, Gen 10:10; Gen 11:2. Tower of, Gen 11:1-9. Capital of the kingdom of Babylon, Dan 4:30; 2 Kings 25:13; 2 Chron 36:6-7,10,18,20. Gates of, Isa 45:1-2; Jer 51:58. Walled, Jer 51:44,58. Splendor of, Isa 14:4.
Peter writes from, 1 Pet 5:13.
Prophecies concerning, Ps 87:4; Ps 137:8-9; Isa 13; Isa 14:4-26; Isa 21:1-10; Isa 46:1-2; Isa 47; Isa 48:14,20; Jer 21:4-10; Jer 25:12-14; Jer 27:1-11; Jer 28:14; Jer 32:28; Jer 34:2-3; Jer 42:11-12; Jer 43; Jer 46:13-26; Jer 49:28-30; Jer 50-51; Ezek 21:19; Ezek 26; Ezek 29:17-20; Ezek 30:10; Ezek 32:11; Dan 2:21-38; Dan 4:10-26; Dan 5:25-29; Dan 7; Hab 1:5-11; Zech 2:7-9.
FIGURATIVE: Rev 14:8; Rev 16:19; Rev 17-18.
2. EMPIRE OF.* Founded by Nimrod, Gen 10:10. Called I SAND OF SHINAR, Gen 10:10; Gen 11:2; Gen 14:1,9; Isa 11:11; Dan 1:2; Zech 5:11; SHESHACH, Jer 25:26; Jer 51; Jer 41; MERATHAIM, Jer 50:21. Called also CHALDEA, which see.
Divisions of, 2 Kings 17:24; 2 Kings 24:7; Isa 23:12, Dan 3:1; Acts 7:4. Extent of, at the time of Nebuchadnezzar, Dan 2:37-38; Dan 4:1; Dan 6:1; of Ahasuerus, Esther 1:1; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30.
Armies of, invade ancient Canaan, Gen 14; Samaria, 2 Kings 17:5-24; Judah, 2 Kings 24:1-16. Jews carried to, 2 Kings 25; 1 Chron 9:1; 2 Chron 33:11; 2 Chron 36:17-21; Jer 32:2; Jer 39; Jer 52. Colonists from, sent to Samaria, Ezra 4:9-10, with 2 Kings 17:29-32. Conquest of Egypt by, 2 Kings 24:7.
Prophecies of conquests by, 2 Kings 20:16-19; Jer 20:4-7; Jer 21-22; Jer 25:1-11; Jer 27-29; Jer 32:28-29; Jer 34; Jer 36:29; Jer 38:17-18; Jer 43:8-13; Jer 46:13-26; Ezek 12; Ezek 17; Ezek 19; Ezek 21; Ezek 24; Ezek 26; Ezek 29:18-20; Ezek 30; Ezek 32.
Prophetic denunciations against, Ps 137:8-9; Isa 13; Isa 14:21; Isa 43:14-17; Isa 47; Jer 50-51.
GOVERNMENT OF: A limited monarchy, Esther 1:13-19; Esther 8:8; Dan 6:8,14,17. Tyrannical, Esther 3:7-15; Dan 3.
Sovereigns of. See BELSHAZZAR; CYRUS; DARIUS; EVILMERODACH; NEBUCHADNEZZAR.
See CHALDEA.
BACKBITING.
* For Biblical history of the people and regions ruled at different times under the empire, see ASSYRIA; CHALDEA; PERSIA.
See ACCUSATION, FALSE; SLANDER; SPEAKING, EVIL.
BACKSLIDERS.
Deut 28:63; Deut 28:15-68; 1 Kings 9:6-9.
See APOSTASY; BACKSLIDING OF ISRAEL, below; CHURCH, BACKSLIDDEN; REPROBACY.
INSTANCES OF: Saul, 1 Sam 15:11,26-28. Solomon, 1 Kings 11:4-40; Neh 13:26. Amon, 2 Kings 21:22-23. Rehoboam, 2 Chron 12:1-2. Asa, 2 Chron 16:7-9. Joash, 2 Chron 24:24. Amaziah, 2 Chron 25:27. Syrians, Isa 17:10-11. Jonah, Jon 1:3. The disciples, Matt 26:56; John 6:66. Peter, Matt 26:69-75. Corinthian Christians, 1 Cor 5:1-8; 2 Cor 12:20-21. Galatians, Gal 1:6; Gal 3:1; Gal 4:9-11; Gal 5:6-7. Hymenaeus and Alexander, 1 Tim 1:19-20. Phygellus and Hermogenes, 2 Tim 1:15. Demas, 2 Tim 4:10. Churches of Asia, 1 Tim 5:15; Rev 2:4,14-15,20; Rev 3:2-3,15-18.
PROMISES TO:
1 Kings 8:33-34; 1 Kings 8:35-53.
See PENITENCE; PENITENT; SEEKERS
RETURN OF:
INSTANCES OF: Jews, Ezra 6:16-21; Ezra 10. David, Ps 51. Jonah, Jon 2-3. Peter, Matt 26:75; Mark 14:72; Luke 22:62. Thomas, John 20:27-29.
BACKSLIDING OF ISRAEL:
Deut 32:5-6,15. Deut 32:18; Num 14:43; Judg 2:12; Judg 10:12-14.
2 Chron 24:20; 2 Kings 18:1,12; 2 Chron 13:11; 2 Chron 27:2; 2 Chron 29:6,8.
Jer 5:19,23; Jer 5:1-31; Jer 11:9-17.
Ezek 11:21; Ezek 11:1-21 [See Parable of the Vine, Ezek 15]
Ezek 16:43; [See Parable of an Unfaithful Wife, Ezek 16; Ezek 23; Hos 2-3]
Hos 6:4,7; Hos 6:4-11; Hos 8:14; Hos 9:1-17; Hos 13:16.
INSTANCES OF ISRAEL'S BACKSLIDING: At Meribah, Exod 17:1-7; when Aaron made the golden calf, Exod 32; after Joshua's death, Judg 2; during Asa's reign, 2 Chron 15; Hezekiah's reign, 2 Chron 30:2-12.
BAD COMPANY. See COMPANY, EVIL.
BADGER. [RV, SEAL Or PORPOISE.] Skins of, used for covering of tabernacle, Exod 25:5; Exod 26:14; Exod 35:7,23; Exod 36:19; Exod 39:34; Num 4:6,8,10-12,14,25. For shoes, Ezek 16:10. [RV, SEALSKIN.]
BAG. See PURSE.
BAHURIM, a village between the fords of the Jordan and Jerusalem, 2 Sam 3:16; 2 Sam 16:5; 2 Sam 17:18; 2 Sam 19:16; 1 Kings 2:8.
BAIL. See SURETY; CREDITOR; DEBT; DEBTOR.
BAJITH, a place of idolatrous worship in Moab, Isa 15:2.
BAKBAKKAR, a Levite, 1 Chron 9:15.
BAKBUK, an ancestor of the Nethinims, Ezra 2:51; Neh 7:53.
BAKBUKIAH, a Levite, Neh 11:17; Neh 12:9,25.
BAKER, 1 Sam 8:13; Jer 37:21; Hos 7:4,6. Pharaoh's chief baker, Gen 40.
See BREAD.
BALAAM, son of Beor. From Mesopotamia, Deut 23:4. A soothsayer, Josh 13:22. A prophet, Num 24:2-9; 2 Pet 2:15-16. Balak sends for, to curse Israel, Num 22:5-7; Josh 24:9; Neh 13:2; Mic 6:5. Anger of, rebuked by his ass, Num 22:22-35; 2 Pet 2:16. Counsel of, an occasion of Israel's corruption with the Midianites, Num 31:16; Rev 2:14-15. Covetousness of, 2 Pet 2:15; Jude 11. Death of, Num 31:8; Josh 13:22.
BALAC. See BALAK.
BALAH, a city of Simeon, Josh 19:3. Called BILHAH, 1 Chron 4:29.
BALAK, king of Moab, Num 22:4; Josh 24:9; Judg 11:25; Mic 6:5. Tries to bribe Balaam to curse Israel, Num 22:5-7,15-17.
See BALAAM.
BALANCES. Used for weighing, Job 31:6; Isa 40:12,15; Ezek 5:1. Money weighed with, Isa 46:6; Jer 32:10. Must be just, Lev 19:36; Prov 16:11; Ezek 45:10. False balance used, Hos 12:7; Amos 8:5; Mic 6:11; an abomination, Prov 11:1; Prov 20:23.
FIGURATIVE: Job 6:2; Job 31:6; Ps 62:9; Isa 40:12; Dan 5:27; Rev 6:5.
BALDNESS, Lev 13:40-41. A judgment, Isa 3:24; Jer 47:5; Jer 48:37; Ezek 7:18. Artificial, a sign of mourning, Isa 22:12; Jer 16:6; Ezek 27:31; Ezek 29:18; Amos 8:10; Mic 1:16.
Artificial, as an idolatrous practice, forbidden, Lev 21:5; Deut 14:1.
INSTANCES OF: Elisha, 2 Kings 2:23.
BALM, a medicinal balsam, Gen 37:25; Gen 43:11; Jer 8:22; Jer 46:11; Jer 51:8; Ezek 27:17.
BAMAH, a high place, Ezek 20:29.
BAMOTH. A camping place of the Israelites, Num 21:19-20. Called BAMOTHBAAL, a city of Reuben, Josh 13:17.
BANI. 1. A Gadite, 2 Sam 23:36.
3. A descendant of Pharez, 1 Chron 9:4.
4. Father of returned exiles, Ezra 2:10; Ezra 10:29. Called BINNUI, Neh 7:15.
5. A Levite of the returned exiles, Neh 3:17; Neh 8:7; Neh 9:4-5; Neh 10:13; Neh 11:22.
BANISHMENT, Ezra 7:26. Of Adam and Eve, from Eden, Gen 3:22-24. Of Cain, to be "a fugitive and vagabond," Gen 4:14. Of Jews, from Rome, Acts 18:2. Of John, to Patmos, Rev 1:9.
See EXILE.
BANNER. FIGURATIVE: Ps 20:5; Ps 60:4; Song 2:4; Song 6:4; Isa 13:2.
See ENSIGN; STANDARD.
BANQUET. See FEASTS.
BAPTISM. JOHN'S:
Matt 3:5-8,11,13-16; Mark 1:8-10; Luke 3:7-8; John 10:40.
Matt 21:25; Mark 11:30; Luke 20:4.
CHRISTIAN:
OF THE HOLY GHOST:
Matt 3:11; [Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16]; Matt 3:16; Luke 3:22; John 1:32-33.
See HOLY SPIRIT.
BARABBAS, a prisoner released by Pilate, Matt 27:16-26; Mark 15:7-15; Luke 23:18-25; John 18:40; Acts 3:14.
BARACHEL, father of Elihu, Job 32:2,6.
BARAK, a judge in Israel, Judg 4-5; Heb 11:32.
BARBARIAN, a foreigner, Acts 28:2-4; Rom 1:14; 1 Cor 14:11; Col 3:11.
See STRANGER.
BARIAH, son of Shechaniah, 1 Chron 3:22.
BARJESUS, a false prophet, Acts 13:6.
BARJONA, surname of Peter, Matt 16:17.
BARKOS, a Jew whose descendants returned from exile, Ezra 2:53; Neh 7:55.
BARLEY. A product of Egypt, Exod 9:31; Palestine, Deut 8:8; 1 Chron 11:13; Jer 41:8. Fed to horses, 1 Kings 4:28. Used in offerings, Num 5:15; Ezek 45:15. Traffic in, 2 Chron 2:10; Hos 3:2. Tribute in, 2 Chron 27:5. Priests estimated value of, Lev 27:16; 2 Kings 7:1; Rev 6:6. Absalom burns Joab's field of, 2 Sam 14:30.
BARN, 2 Kings 6:27; Job 39:12; Prov 3:10; Joel 1:17; Hag 2:19; Matt 6:26; Matt 13:30; Luke 12:18,24.
See GARNER.
BARNABAS, called also JOSES. A prophet, Acts 13:1. An apostle, Acts 14:14. A Levite who gave his possessions to be owned in common with other disciples, Acts 4:36-37. Goes to Antioch to find Paul, brings him to Antioch, Acts 9:25-27. Accompanies Paul to Jerusalem, Acts 11:30. Returns with Paul to Antioch, Acts 12:25. Goes with Paul to Seleucia, Acts 13; to Iconium, Acts 14:1-7. Called Jupiter, Acts 14:12-18. Goes to Derbe, Acts 14:20. Is sent as a commissioner to Jerusalem, Acts 15; Gal 2:1-9. Disaffected towards Paul, Acts 15:36-39. Is reconciled to Paul, 1 Cor 9:6. Piety of, Acts 11:24. Devotion of, to Jesus, Acts 15:26.
BARREL, an earthen jar, 1 Kings 17:12,14,16; 1 Kings 18:33.
BARRENNESS, sterility of women. A reproach, Gen 30:22-23; 1 Sam 1:6-7; 1 Sam 2:1-11; Isa 4:1; Luke 1:25.
Miraculously removed, Instances of: Sarai, Gen 17:15-21; Rebecca, Gen 25:21; Manoah's wife, Judg 13; Hannah, 1 Sam 1:6-20; Elisabeth, Luke 1:5-25. Sent as a judgment, Gen 20:17-18.
See CHILDLESSNESS.
BARSABAS. 1. Surname of Joseph, Acts 1:23.
BARTER. See COMMERCE.
BARTHOLOMEW, one of the apostles, Matt 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:13.
BARTIMAEUS, a blind man, Mark 10:46-52; Matt 20:29-34; Luke 18:35-43.
BARUCH. 1. An amanuensis of Jeremiah, Jer 32:12-16; Jer 36:4-32; Jer 43:3-6; Jer 45:1-2.
2. Son of Zabbai, Neh 3:20; Neh 10:6.
3. A descendant of Pharez, Neh 11:5.
BARZILLAI. 1. A friend of David, 2 Sam 17:27-29; 2 Sam 19:31-39; 1 Kings 2:7; Ezra 2:61; Neh 7:63.
2. Father of Adriel, 2 Sam 21:8.
3. A priest, Ezra 2:61; Neh 7:63.
BASHAN. A region east of the Jordan and north of Arnon, Gen 14:5. Og, king of, Josh 13:12. Allotted to the two and one half tribes, which had their possession east of the Jordan, Num 32:33; Deut 3:10-14; Josh 12:4-6; Josh 13:29-31; Josh 17:1. Invaded and taken by Hazael, king of Syria, 2 Kings 10:32-33. Retaken by Jehoash, 2 Kings 13:25. Fertility and