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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Bel (A male deity in the Old Testament)
Babylon's title for the god Marduk, which Isaiah and Jeremiah both mock as a powerless idol that will go into captivity itself when Babylon falls.
First, in plain English
Babylon's title for the god Marduk, which Isaiah and Jeremiah both mock as a powerless idol that will go into captivity itself when Babylon falls.
Who this is
Bel was the Babylonian title for the god Marduk, and Isaiah and Jeremiah both mock Bel directly as a powerless idol that will itself go into captivity when Babylon falls.
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H1078
Where it appears
- Isaiah 46:1
- Jeremiah 50:2
- Jeremiah 51:44
