Bel
Bel, a Babylonian god mentioned in Isaiah 46:1 and Jeremiah 50:2; 51:44, is associated with the god Marduk and is depicted as bowing down and being humiliated by the Lord.
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Summary
A male deity in the Old Testament; called Bel (בֵּל).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- בֵּלBel
Mentions
- Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
- “Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’
- I will punish Bel in Babylon. I will make him spew out what he swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him; even the wall of Babylon will fall.