Babel in the book of Baruch, the Gnostic Justin, is the name of the first of the, twelve maternal angels born to Elohim and Edem (Hippolytus, Haer. 26:151). She is identical with Aphrodite, and is enjoined by her mother to cause adulteries and desertions among men in revenge for the desertion of Edem by Elohim. When Hercules is sent by Elohim to overcome the maternal. angels, Babel, now identical with Orphale, beguiles and enfeebles him. She may possibly be the Baalti, or female, Baal of various Shemitic nations; but it is better, on the whole, to take Babel as a form of Barbelo.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More