Death; slaughter, the name of a Babylonian god, probably the planet Mars, or it may be another name of Bel, the guardian divinity of Babylon. This name frequently occurs as a surname to the kings of Assyria and Babylon. Definition from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897, public domain), a 19th-century Christian reference work.
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- Jeremiah 50:2bsb
“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.’
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