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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69749" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69749" /> == | ||
<p> [[Belial]] ( ''Bç'Li-Al'' ), ''Worthlessness,'' hence ''Lawlessness, Wickedness.'' This word is properly applied by the sacred writers to such lewd, profligate, and vile persons, as seem to regard neither God nor man. Deuteronomy 13:13, | <p> [[Belial]] ( ''Bç'Li-Al'' ), ''Worthlessness,'' hence ''Lawlessness, Wickedness.'' This word is properly applied by the sacred writers to such lewd, profligate, and vile persons, as seem to regard neither God nor man. Deuteronomy 13:13, A. V., but "base fellows," R. V. Judges 19:22; 1 Samuel 2:12. In the New Testament, "Belial" is used as an appellation of Satan, the power or lord of evil: "What concord hath Christ with Belial," the prince of licentiousness and corruption? 2 Corinthians 6:15. </p> | ||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80373" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80373" /> == | ||
