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| Baal-berith |
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(b ´ l-b ´r th) (KEY) [Heb.,=Lord of the covenant], local god of Shechem mentioned in the Book of Judges. It has been suggested that the Israelites and local inhabitants of Shechem ratified a covenant there in the temple of Baal. |
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