Berith
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Berith
bərīth literally, covenant
Example Sentences
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Here on the citadel at Shechem the united cities had built a temple to Baal Berith, i. e. to Baal of the league, and established a fund for the league in the treasury of this temple.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max
Hence also the term Sepher Berith for the Deuteronomic as well as the Jehovistic Book of the Law.
From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius
Abimelech has taken the whole city, but he can not take this temple of Berith.
From New Tabernacle Sermons by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)
Judaism has one specific term for religion, representing the moral relation between God and man, namely, Berith, covenant.
From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann
Some soldiers outside of the city, in a tower, finding that they can no longer defend Shechem, now begin to look out for their own personal safety, and they fly to this temple of Berith.
From New Tabernacle Sermons by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)
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