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Balsamus

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a mythological name among the Spanish Priscillianists according to Jerome (Barbelo). It is evidently Baal-Samin, the "Lord of heaven," a well-known divinity of the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Mesopotamians, etc. See Chwolsohn, Ssabier, ii, 158 sq.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Balsamus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/balsamus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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