Bel is one of the names of Marduke, the leading god of Babylonia. In Isaiah and Jeremiah Bel is seen as a god in opposition to the God of Israel. One of the books of the Apocrypha is Bel and the Dragon.
Bel is one of the names of Marduke, the leading god of Babylonia. In Isaiah and Jeremiah Bel is seen as a god in opposition to the God of Israel. One of the books of the Apocrypha is Bel and the Dragon.