Balthasar

Balthasar

(), a Graecized form (Bar 1:11-12) of the name of the Babylonian king BELSHAZZAR SEE BELSHAZZAR (q.v.).

Balthasar

the name given in the Romish legends, without any foundation, to one of the magi who came to adore our Lord Jesus Christ. SEE MAGI.

Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature