Bel-Merodach, along with its immediate surroundings. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
Bel-Merodach by describing his contest with Tiamat, the dragon of chaos. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
Bel-Merodach at Babylon, and thereby been accepted as his adopted son and the inheritor of the old Babylonian empire. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
A recollection of his former power survived, however, at Babylon, where Bel-Merodach adopted the king before his right to rule was allowed. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
Bel-Merodach (Bel-Marduk) to its old home, and to re-people the city with such of the priests and the former population as had survived massacre. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
Then he was solemnly declared king in the temple of Bel-Merodach, which had again risen from its ruins, and Babylon became the second capital of the empire. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
Nebo "the prophet" was the interpreter of Bel-Merodach of. From Wordnik.com. [Patriarchal Palestine] Reference
By Jupiter, or rather Zeus, we must understand Bel-Merodach. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1] Reference
Bel-Merodach at Babylon was a figure "standing and walking.". From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
In Babylonia, Bel-Merodach was “lord” of the city; in Assyria. From Wordnik.com. [Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs] Reference
Bel (Bel-Merodach) at Babylon out of the spoils of the Syrian war. From Wordnik.com. [Smith's Bible Dictionary] Reference
Their most celebrated son was Merodach or Bel-Merodach, the Belus of. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
Bel-Merodach has a wife, with whom he is commonly associated, called. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
From this idea, too, he became their messenger in general, especially of Bel-Merodach, the younger. From Wordnik.com. [The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria] Reference
Bel-Merodach is, beyond all doubt, the planet Jupiter, which is still called Bel by the Mendaeans. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
Belos (Bel-Merodach), who, they (apparently the Babylonians) say, is the fabricator of the world -- the creator. From Wordnik.com. [The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria] Reference
Vul-lush IV, sacrificed to Bel-Merodach, Nebo, and Nergal, in their respective high seats at Babylon, Borsippa, and Cutha. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
Lower down was another shrine, in which was placed a great statue of Zeus (Bel-Merodach) sitting, with a large table before it. From Wordnik.com. [The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria] Reference
The choice fell upon Merodach, the Belus (Bel-Merodach) of Damascius's paraphrase, and at once met with an enthusiastic reception. From Wordnik.com. [The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria] Reference
Dav-Kina, the wife of Hoa, is clearly the Dauke or Davke of Damascius who was the wife of Ails and mother of Belus (Bel-Merodach). From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
The deity who is mentioned next in order in the list given above is the "older Bel," so called to distinguish him from Bel-Merodach. From Wordnik.com. [The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria] Reference
It started from the principal gate of the city, and after passing Ê-Saggil, the great temple of Bel-Merodach, was carried as far as the sanctuary of Istar. From Wordnik.com. [Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs] Reference
They had nearly the same gods as the Ninevites, but thought the special protector of their city was Bel-Merodach, the name by which they called the planet Jupiter. From Wordnik.com. [The Chosen People A Compendium of Sacred and Church History for School-Children] Reference
We have no means of determining which among the emblems of the gods is to be assigned to Bel-Merodach; nor is there any sculptured form which can be certainly attached to him. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
E-sagila was robbed of its treasures, images of deities were either broken in pieces or sent to Nineveh: the statue of Bel-Merodach was dispatched to Asshur so that he might take his place among the gods who were vassals of Ashur. From Wordnik.com. [Myths of Babylonia and Assyria] Reference
At this period, Belus (Bel-Merodach) came, and cut the woman asunder, forming out of one half the earth, and of the other the heavens, at the same time destroying all the creatures which were within her -- all this being an allegory, for the whole universe consists of moisture, and creatures are constantly generated therein. From Wordnik.com. [The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria] Reference
Elamites, under their king Kudur-Lagamar or Chedor-laomer, seem to have taken Babylon and destroyed the temple of Bel-Merodach; but Khammurabi retrieved his fortunes, and in the thirtieth year of his reign (in 2340. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
In the worship of Bel-Merodach, my Lord, the joy of my heart, in Babylon the city of his worship and the seat of my empire, I did not sing his praise, nor did I furnish his altar with victims "-- and then, as if returning to the thing that lay nearest him --" In four years I did not dig out the canals. ". From Wordnik.com. [Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History] Reference
Bel-Merodach was worshipped in the early. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
Contest between Bel-Merodach and the Dragon. From Wordnik.com. [The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria] Reference
Bel-Merodach and sonship, 36, 168, 169; hymns and prayers, 260. From Wordnik.com. [Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs] Reference
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