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Baalis in the Bible.

King of the Ammonites at the time of the Babylonian captivity. The King James Version names Baalis in 1 verse, Jeremiah 40:14.

Who Baalis was.

King of the Ammonites at the time of the Babylonian captivity (Jer. 40:14). He hired Ishmael to slay Gedaliah who had been appointed governor over the cities of Judah.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Baalis’s story.

  • Ammonnamed with him in 1 verse

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The verse that names Baalis.

Jeremiah 1

  • Jeremiah 40:14And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.

Questions about Baalis.

Who was Baalis in the Bible?

King of the Ammonites at the time of the Babylonian captivity. The King James Version names Baalis in 1 verse, Jeremiah 40:14.

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