2006-07-06 04:28:18 · 14 answers · asked by tuthutop 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In the Bible Baal is also called Beelzebub, or Baalzebub, one of the fallen angels of Satan.
The word BaPal means "master" or "owner". In ancient religions the name denoted sun, lord or god. Baal was common a name of small Syrian and Persian deities.
Baal is a Canaanite fertility deity. The Great Baal was of Canaan. He was the son of El, the high god of Canaan. The cult of Baal celebrated annually his death and resurrection as a part of the Canaanite fertility rituals. .
2006-07-06 04:44:24 · answer #1 · answered by ANGEL-T 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Baal Lord. a million. The call appropriated to the numerous male god of the Phoenicians. that's found in diverse places interior the plural BAALIM Judges 2:11 10:10 1Ki 18:18 Jeremiah 2:23 Hosea 2:17 Baal is stated with Molech Jeremiah 19:5 It become widespread to the Israelites as Baal-peor Numbers 25:3 Deuteronomy 4:3 become worshipped till the time of Samuel 1Samuel 7:4 and become afterwards the faith of the ten tribes interior the time of Ahab 1Kings 16:31-33 18:19,22 It prevailed also for a time interior the dominion of Judah 2Kings 8:27 comp. 2Kings 11:18 16:3 2Chronicles 28:2 till finally placed an end to by using the severe discipline of the Captivity Zephaniah a million:4-6 The monks of Baal were in tremendous numbers 1Kings 18:19 and of varied instructions 2Kings 10:19 Their mode of providing sacrifices is defined in 1Kings 18:25-29 The sunlight-god, lower than the final identify of Baal, or "lord," become the governmentobject of worship of the Canaanites. each and each and every locality had its particular Baal, and different community Baals were summed up lower than the call of Baalim, or "lords." each and each and every Baal had a spouse, who turned right into a colourless mirrored image of himself.
2016-10-14 04:31:26 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a pagan god of fertility worshipped by some Old Testament people together with his wife Ashera.The Famous Bible story about King Ahab and his wife Jezebel, who were two of his followers his followers, is well worth reading. It tells how the prophet Elijah challenged the 450 prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel and is well worth reading.
2006-07-07 00:50:02 · answer #3 · answered by katwishi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baal was the name of one of the gods that pagans (non-hebrews) adored during Abraham's time, in Abraham's region.
On the opposite, Abraham adored the only God.
2006-07-06 04:50:39 · answer #4 · answered by petitemaison 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baal is a false god that in the bible some people where worshipping instead of God! ♥
2006-07-07 03:31:28 · answer #5 · answered by Kaytee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baal was worshipped as the sun god.
2006-07-06 05:48:01 · answer #6 · answered by Smart_Guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the Prime Evils in Diablo II
2006-07-06 04:34:48 · answer #7 · answered by genghis41f 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a pagan god that was worshipped in Israel during the time of Abraham.
2006-07-06 05:22:34 · answer #8 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was the lord of destruction in Diablo II. I dont know anything more than that.
2006-07-06 04:37:04 · answer #9 · answered by cecilianinnc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe he has been everything from a minor demon, to a demon lord, to an evil god in assorted fantasy writing.
2006-07-06 04:32:54 · answer #10 · answered by David D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋