§ Bel = "lord" a chief Babylonian deity
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H1078 — בֵּל
bel · Bel · Hebrew/Aramaic
3 tagged verse occurrences
Isaiah 46:1 · בֵּל֙Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages [were] heavy loaden; [they are] a burden to the weary [beast].Jeremiah 50:2 · בֵּל֙Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, [and] conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.Jeremiah 51:44 · בֵּ֜לAnd I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.