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Baal

Baal

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A local god worshipped in the ancient Near East often linked to fertility and nature
  • proper noun
  • /beɪl/
  • Literature
: Baal
  • Chief amongst them were Baal, Melkhart and Tannet.
  • Baal Shem
  • Baal Peor

But already Seth and Baal were linked.

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Examples

  • In ancient Babylon, their priest sacrificed babies to their gods Baal and Molech.

    Blog text (6)

  • "I bow down to Baal because he's the lord of this land!"

    Fiction book (2001)

  • If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.

    Blog text (23)

  • But already Seth and Baal were linked.

    Alex O'Connor

  • - By Baal and by Carthis, I call upon thee.

    Ring of Darkness (2004)

  • Word returned that the Philistines were defeated at Baal-perazim.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • "But Baal, chief of gods, spied her and was intrigued by her beauty," the historian continued.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • This had been introduced by King Ahab to please his Baal worshipping queen, Queen Jezebel.

  • Samuel Falk, the Baal Shem of London, had a son named Gedalia, and the magic side descends to me through Gedalia.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The ancient people would make sacrifices to Baal to ensure a good harvest.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Baal comes from an old Semitic word meaning 'lord' or 'owner'. People used it as a title for local nature and fertility gods, so the Hebrews later called Baal a 'false god' and saw it as a rival to their own god.