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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1185
ba.a.lis — Baalis
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.40.14 § Baalis = "lord of the banner: in causing the joy" king of the Ammonites at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →King of the Ammonites at the time of the Babylonian captivity (Jer. 40:14). He hired Ishmael to slay Gedaliah who had been appointed governor over the cities of Judah.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
