In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BELIAL
Be"li*al, n. Etym: [Heb. beli ya'al; beli without + ya'al profit.]
Definition: An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the personification of evil. What concord hath Christ with Belia 2 Cor. vi. 15. A son (or man) of Belial, a worthless, wicked, or thoroughly depraved person. 1 Sam. ii. 12.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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