Who is…
Bel

also known as: Belos (Greek), Belus (Latin)

Bel is the Aramaic form of Baal (Ba'al), the national god of the Babylonians (Isa. 46:1; Jer. 50:2; 51:44).

It means “lord” or “master.”

Bel was used as a title for various Babylonian false gods, as well as those of Akkad and Assyria.

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