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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_22198" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_22198" /> == | ||
<p> (Hebrews Badli', בִּעֲלַי '', My Lord,'' Sept. Βααλείμ), a colder and more distant title for ''Husband,'' whichthe prophet reproaches the [[Jewish]] Church for hitherto applying to Jehovah, instead of the more endearing term ''Ishi (My Man,'' i.e. ''Husband),'' which he predicts she would be emboldened to employ when freed from her idolatries ( Hosea 2:16). Some have supposed from this that the [[Jews]] had even borrowed the term [[Baal]] from the surrounding nations as expressive of sovereign deity, and so applied it to Jehovah; but this is not likely. (See Baal). </p> | <p> (Hebrews Badli', '''''בִּעֲלַי''''' '', My Lord,'' Sept. '''''Βααλείμ''''' ), a colder and more distant title for ''Husband,'' whichthe prophet reproaches the [[Jewish]] Church for hitherto applying to Jehovah, instead of the more endearing term ''Ishi (My Man,'' i.e. ''Husband),'' which he predicts she would be emboldened to employ when freed from her idolatries ( Hosea 2:16). Some have supposed from this that the [[Jews]] had even borrowed the term [[Baal]] from the surrounding nations as expressive of sovereign deity, and so applied it to Jehovah; but this is not likely. (See Baal). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1519" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1519" /> == | ||
<p> '''''bā´a''''' -'''''lı̄''''' בּעלי , <i> '''''ba‛ălı̄''''' </i> , "my master"): Baal, a common name for all heathen gods, had in common practice been used also of Yahweh. Hosea ( Hosea 2:16 , Hosea 2:17 ) demands that [[Yahweh]] be no longer called <i> '''''Ba‛ălı̄''''' </i> ("my Baal" = "my lord") but <i> ''''''Ishı̄''''' </i> ("my husband"), and we find that later the [[Israelites]] abandoned the use of <i> '''''Ba‛al''''' </i> for Yahweh. </p> | <p> ''''' bā´a ''''' - ''''' lı̄ ''''' בּעלי , <i> ''''' ba‛ălı̄ ''''' </i> , "my master"): Baal, a common name for all heathen gods, had in common practice been used also of Yahweh. Hosea ( Hosea 2:16 , Hosea 2:17 ) demands that [[Yahweh]] be no longer called <i> ''''' Ba‛ălı̄ ''''' </i> ("my Baal" = "my lord") but <i> ''''' 'Ishı̄ ''''' </i> ("my husband"), and we find that later the [[Israelites]] abandoned the use of <i> ''''' Ba‛al ''''' </i> for Yahweh. </p> | ||
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