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has gloss | eng: Baal-Berith was the god of the Canaanite city, who later came to be viewed as the demon Baalberith by Christian demonology. His temple was destroyed when Abimelech quelled the rising of his fickle subjects (Jud. iX. 4, 46). The name denotes a form of Baal-worship prevailing in Israel, according to the Book of Judges (viii. 33), and particularly in Shechem (Judges ix. 4). The term "Baal" is shown by the equivalent "El-berith" (Judges ix. 46, R. V.) to mean "the God of the Covenant." The Covenant (Hebrew: Berith) to which this refers may refer to treaties such as one with the Canaanitic league of which Shechem was the head, or the covenant between Israel and the people of Shechem (Genesis xxxiv.). The term is considered by some to be too abstract to have been occasioned by a single set of conditions. Moreover, the temple of the god (Judges ix. 4, 46) in Shechem implies a permanent establishment. Probably the name and the cult were widespread and ancient (see Baalim), though it is mentioned only in connection with the affairs of Shechem. |
lexicalization | eng: Baal-berith |
lexicalization | eng: Baalberith |
instance of | e/Demons in Judaism |
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German | |
has gloss | deu: Baalberith oder Balberith ist eine kanaanäische Gottheit. |
lexicalization | deu: Baalberith |
Portuguese | |
has gloss | por: Baalberith é um demônio de Segunda ordem, senhor dos casamentos, secretário, chefe e arquivista do inferno . E chamado de "O Arquivista". É advogado astucioso e possui uma prodigiosa memória. Os fenícios o tomavam como testemunha de seus juramentos. Entre os séculos XV e XVII, apareceu invocado com freqüência nos grimorios populares como campeão de causas perdidas. O demonologista I. Wier representa-o como um pontífice sentado entre os príncipes do inferno. Preside o mês de junho. |
lexicalization | por: Baalberith |
Russian | |
has gloss | rus: Ваалберит (Баалберит, Валберит, Балберит — «бог союза») — местный Баал, которому поклонялись евреи после смерти Гедеона. |
lexicalization | rus: Ваалберит |
Castilian | |
has gloss | spa: Balberith es un demonio del segundo Orden. Jefe secretario y activista del infierno. Se le ubica entre los más poderosos príncipes del infierno. Originalmente era un Dios Fenicio (Caananita). Fue el demonio que poseyó a una monja Ursulina en Provenza en 1610. |
lexicalization | spa: Balberith |
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