Beliar in Jewish Mythology

2 myths

Myths, legends, and mystical writings about Beliar from across Jewish tradition.

What does Beliar mean in Jewish mythology?

Myths, legends, and mystical writings about Beliar from across Jewish tradition.

2 myths on JewishMythology.com retell how Jewish tradition imagines beliar, drawn from the Hebrew Bible, Midrash, Talmud, Kabbalah, and later Jewish literature. Each story below synthesizes primary sources into a single narrative; follow any myth to read it, and from there into the source passages behind it.

Parshat Bereshit 6 min

Beliar, the Adversary Whose Drawn Sword Will Finally Bow

Beliar's sword breeds seven evils, the angel of peace guards the righteous, and a patriarch foretells the day the adversary himself bows to God.

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Parshat Vayechi 6 min

Dan Confessed That the Spirit of Anger Was in Him Since Eden

On his deathbed, Dan told his children where the spirit that nearly made him a murderer had come from. It was older than any of them knew.

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