Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(Baal of the covenant). Form of Baal worshipped ay the Shechemites (Judg. 8:33; 9:4).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
The god signifying “covenant lord” set up at Shechem (Judg. 8:33; Judg. 9:4). He is called BERITH in Judges 9:46.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from 1168 and 1285; Baal of (the) covenant; Baal-Berith, a special deity of the Shechemites
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
lord of the covenant
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
a special deity of the Shechemites, Judg. 8:33. {Dominus foederis-Lord of the covenant:}
From Manners and Customs of the Bible:
Judges 8:33. The children of Israel ... .made Baal-berith their god.
Baal-berith, or the covenant Baal, was one of the numerous Baalim that the Israelites worshiped at different times. We have no definite description of this god. A temple was built for him at Shechem (Judges 9:46), but what were the special ceremonies we do not know. The worship is supposed to have been an imitation of the worship of Jehovah; an adulteration of that worship, in which Baal was put in the place of Jehovah.
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