Balsamus 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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The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. James Strong and John McClintock; Haper and Brothers; NY; 1880.
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