Judges 9:46

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And when those living in the tower of Shechem had heard about this, they entered the temple of their god, Berith, where they had formed a covenant with him. And it was because of this, that the place had taken its name. And it was greatly fortified.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:26

And now, O Lord God of Israel, establish your words, which you spoke to your servant David, my father.

Psalm 115:8

I will sacrifice to you the sacrifice of praise, and I will invoke the name of the Lord.

Isaiah 37:38

And it happened that, as he was adoring his god in the temple of Nisroch, his sons, Adramelech and Sharezer, struck him with the sword. And they fled into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon, his son, reigned in his place.

Joshua 10:18

And he instructed his companions and said: "Roll vast stones to the mouth of the cave, and station attentive men who will keep them closed.

Judges 8:33

But after Gideon died, the sons of Israel turned away, and they committed fornication with the Baals. And they struck a covenant with Baal, so that he would be their god.

Judges 9:27

departed into the fields, laying waste to the vineyards, and trampling the grapes. And while singing and dancing, they entered into the shrine of their god. And while feasting and drinking, they cursed Abimelech.

Judges 9:4

And they gave to him the weight of seventy silver coins from the shrine of Baal-berith. With this, he hired for himself indigent and wandering men, and they followed him.

Judges 9:47

Abimelech, also hearing that the men of the tower of Shechem had joined together,