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Belial

Belial \Be"li*al\, n. [Heb. beli ya'al; beli without + ya'al profit.] An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the personification of evil.

What concord hath Christ with Belia ?
--2 Cor. vi. 15.

A son (or man) of Belial, a worthless, wicked, or thoroughly depraved person.
--1 Sam. ii. 12.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Belial

early 13c., from Hebrew bel'yya'al "destruction," literally "worthless," from b'li "without" + ya'al "use." Wickedness as an evil force (Deut. xiii:13); later treated as a proper name for Satan (2 Cor. vi:15), though Milton made him one of the fallen angels.

Wikipedia
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.

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)

Usage examples of "belial".

Again Belial tried to interrupt, appalled at the inference that he had got Cazna pregnant, but Cazna overrode her father.

Lord Beelzebub, the Lord Lucifer, the Lord Legion, the Lord Apollyon, the Lord Python, the Lord Cerberus, and the Lord Belial.

Axis glanced at Belial and MagarizFarSight was still with the final Crests in the southern Urqhart Hills and would not be back at Sigholt for a week or more.

Belial, there came actual joy to the soul of the Scotchwoman that, after all, her intuition had not been at fault.

The majority of the Axemen would have to camp outside the town precinct, for there was no way they could be billeted in a town the size of Tare, but Embeth invited the women, Gilbert, Axis and Belial to stay at her castle.

Belial and his Axemen sped after the party, while the two Brothers trotted their donkeys along behind, preferring to keep to a more sedate pace.

And whether or not we manage to unblock this spring, reflood the Lake and find this missing Zeherah, thought Belial, at least the attempt will keep the men fit and busy.

Belial and the others came to the call, but not Prince Azrael himself.

Had he not reviled her for the death of her father and the assault on Belial as she escaped into the Avarinheim with Raum and Shra?

It was eleven days since they had entered the eastern end of the Pass, and five since Belial had ordered they set up camp and sent Arne, the most experienced unit commander Belial still had with him, and a small number of men to scout Sigholt and its environs.

Belaguez had already thrown Magariz twice today, and Belial had his own fair share of bruises from the cursed grey stallion.

We should just let the horse run wild, Belial thought, before he kills one of us.

And while Borneheld and his command had undoubtedly made effective use of the reserves in central Ichtar, so Belial and his command had benefited from the supply route across the Icescarp Barren and the WildDog Plains.

Scores of men suddenly found pressing need to consult with either Belial or Magariz.

They were fascinated with the type and composition of the armour the Acharite soldiers wore, and Belial had to restrain them from stroking the soldiers in much the same fashion as they had the strange and wondrous horses.