A dictionary of the . usedin Rev. 2: 14, refers to the above-men-tioned sin. BALADAN (the name is part of a sentence meaning sent the son, the name of the god to be substituted),the father of Merodach-baladan, kingofBabvlon. 2 Kgs. 20:12; Isa, 39:1. BALAH. Josh. 19 : 3. A shorterform of Baal ah. BALAK [spoiler), the king of Moabwho hired Balaam to curse Israel. : Josh. 24:9; Jud. 11:25 j :5: Rev. 2:14. BALANCES. Lev. 19 : 36. Inthe early periods of the world gold andsilver were paid by weight, so that per-sons employed in traffic of any kind car-ried with them a pair of s
A dictionary of the . usedin Rev. 2: 14, refers to the above-men-tioned sin. BALADAN (the name is part of a sentence meaning sent the son, the name of the god to be substituted),the father of Merodach-baladan, kingofBabvlon. 2 Kgs. 20:12; Isa, 39:1. BALAH. Josh. 19 : 3. A shorterform of Baal ah. BALAK [spoiler), the king of Moabwho hired Balaam to curse Israel. : Josh. 24:9; Jud. 11:25 j :5: Rev. 2:14. BALANCES. Lev. 19 : 36. Inthe early periods of the world gold andsilver were paid by weight, so that per-sons employed in traffic of any kind car-ried with them a pair of scales or bal-ances and different weights (generallystones of different sizes) in a pouch orbag. Dishonest men would carry twosorts of weights, the lighter to sell with,and the other to buy with. This explainsthe allusions Mic. 6: II: Hos. 12 : 7. In pictures on monuments is repre-sented a balance in which the scales aresimply a pair of weights. There are7 two bags of money which are to beequalized, one of which is a Egyptian Balancer weighing Rings of Gold.(After Wilkinson.) The scribe stands by to register the re-sult. BALDNESS, when voluntary, wasa token of mourning and great distress,Isa. 3 : 24; Eze. 7 : 18, or else showedthe conclusion of a Nazarites 6 : 9. Natural baldness seems tohave been uncommon. Bald headwas a cry of contempt, 2 Kgs. 2 : 23, be-cause it was generally caused by lep-rosy. Lev. 13 : 40-43. The people, andespecially the priests, were forbidden tomake themselves bald, since this was aheathen custom. Lev. 21: 5; Deut. 14 :1; Eze. 44:20. BALM. Gen. 37 : 25. One of thearticles of merchandise which the Ish-maelites (to whom Joseph was sold)were carrying from Gilead to is worthy of remark that the par-ticulars of this trading company or car-avan, their character, course of traveland freight, though referring to a peri-od 1700 years before the Christian era,correspond with wonderful accuracy tothose of similar commercial expeditions
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