Bel
[bel]
Definition
(noun.) Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil.
(noun.) a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
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Definition
(n.) The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as Baal. See Baal.
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Examples
- He entered the town (538 B.C.), probably as we have already suggested, with the connivance of the priests of Bel. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They desert the worship of their own god Jehovah,[161] and worship Baal and Ashtaroth (= Bel and Ishtar). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Yet not to excite fresh agitation in her, per non turbar quel bel viso sereno, I curbed my delight. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- His innovation had manifestly raised the suspicion and hostility of the priesthood of Bel. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Nabonidus was taken prisoner, and Persian sentinels were set at the gates of the temple of Bel, where the services continued without intermission. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He is not merely wearing the symbols of these gods as a devout Babylonian might wear the symbols of Bel-Marduk; he is these three gods in one. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Cyrus did, in fact, set up the Persian Empire in Babylon with the blessing of Bel-Marduk. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In an inscription recording his irrigation work in Sumeria and Akkadia, he begins: When Anu and Bel entrusted me with the rule of Sumer and Akkad----. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Sir, your god, your great Bel, your fish-tailed Dagon, rises before me as a demon. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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