Bible Person
Meaning: a rejoicing; a proud lord · Male · 1 cross reference
Baalis is the king of the Ammonites in the aftermath of Jerusalem's fall and is remembered for sponsoring the plot against Gedaliah. He belongs to the hostile political pressures surrounding Judah's fragile remnant. First appears in Jer 40:14.1
AI summary: Baalis matters because his single cross reference stands behind the assassination scheme that destabilizes Judah even after Babylon's conquest. The entry shows that the remnant's danger came not only from imperial judgment but also from neighboring political intrigue. Taken together, the material presents Baalis as a foreign ruler whose interference deepens Judah's post-destruction turmoil.1
Central Figure
Baalis
Meaning: a rejoicing; a proud lord
King of the Ammonites at the time of the Babylonian captivity (Jer.
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. 3
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.