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Batrachitee

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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Philaster (11) mentions a sect who worshipped the frogs of the plague before the Exodus, thinking so to appease God's anger. Later writers added the name. It was probably an obscure and misunderstood heathen superstition.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Batrachitee'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/batrachitee.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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