Belial

Belial (also known as Beliar) is a term occurring in the Hebrew Bible which later became personified as the devil in Jewish and Christian texts.

Hebrew Bible

The term belial (בְלִיַּעַל bĕli-yaal) is a Hebrew adjective meaning "worthless" from two common words beli- (בְּלִי "without-") and ya'al ( יָעַל "value"). It occurs twenty-seven times in the Masoretic Text, in verses such as the following:

  • "A naughty person (Hebrew adam beli-yaal)" Book of Proverbs 6:12
  • Of these 27 occurrences, the idiom "sons of Belial" (בְּנֵֽי־בְלִיַּעַל beni beliyaal) appears 15 times to indicate worthless people, including idolaters (Deuteronomy 13:13), the men of Gibeah (Judges 19:22, 20:13), the sons of Eli (1 Samuel 2:12), Nabal, and Shimei. In the King James Version of the Christian Bible, these occurrences are rendered with "Belial" capitalised:

  • "the sons of Eli were sons of Belial " (KJV)
  • In modern versions these are usually read as a phrase:

  • "the sons of Eli were worthless men " (NRSV, NIV)
  • In the Hebrew text the phrase is either "sons of Belial" or simply "sons of worthlessness." However "sons of" phrases are a common semitic idiom such as "sons of destruction" "sons of lawlessness".

    List of named devils in Dungeons & Dragons

    Within the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game materials, a number of devils are given characteristics or roles within the story lines. This is a list of the devils that have appeared in the various materials as characters that are specifically named.

    Some of the characters are based on devils in folklore traditions, while some were created specifically for the game.

    Abigor

    Abigor is a Duke of Hell in the service of Baalzebul, in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Abigor appears as a large hairless humanoid with small horns, black hooves, a forked tail and ochre skin. He has large crimson bat wings and a loud, bellowing voice. Abigor is a vassal of Baalzebul, commanding 60 companies of cornugons (horned devils). He was nearly slain by Nisroch, for which Nisroch was sentenced to become one of the Rabble of Devilkin.

    Abigor first appears in Ed Greenwood's article "The Nine Hells Part II" in Dragon #76 (1983). Abigor was briefly mentioned in Faces of Evil: The Fiends (1997). Abigor was briefly detailed in Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells (2006).

    Belial (disambiguation)

    Belial is a term or character in the Bible and Jewish mythology.

    Belial may also refer to:

  • Belial in popular culture
  • Belial (Dungeons & Dragons)

  • Podcasts:

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    Belial

    by: Root

    (text: Jiøí "Big Boss" Valter,
    hudba: Dan "D.A.N." Janáèek, Petr "Blackie" Hošek)
    Nitro Zemì chvìje se jak bouøí
    - já volám: "ZODACARE!"
    kde tekla øeka, tam láva teï se vaøí
    - já volám: "ZODACARE!"
    kde lesy skály , teï planina je pustá
    - já volám: "ZODACARE!"
    kde zlato bylo, èerná žíla vzrùstá
    - já volám: "ZODACARE!"
    kde život byl, tam hniloba páchne
    - já volám: "ZODACARE!"
    kde oheò byl, tam zima nyní vládne
    - já volám: "ZODACARE!"
    kde krystaly se tøpytily, tam hlína leží
    - já volám: "ZODACARE!"
    vchod zemì Ydobous, on však støeží
    - já volám: "ZODACARE!"
    Tam vládne BELIAL!




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