Bible Characters & Character Studies
Baalis
First appears at Jeremiah 40:14
First named in Scripture at Jeremiah 40:14 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
king of the Ammonites at the time of the Babylonian captivity (Jeremiah 40:14). He hired Ishmael to slay Gedaliah who had been appointed governor over the cities of Judah.
Reading photograph: “Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007” — the Colosseum at dusk — by Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — resized.
