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Baal - lord. was a god (1.) The name appropriated or referred to any of the principal male god local spirit-gods) of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM (Judg. 2:11; 10:10; 1 Kings 18:18; Jer. 2:23; Hos. 2:17)Phoenecians. Baal is identified with Molech (Jer. 19:5). It was known to worshipped by the Israelites as Baal-peor (Num. 25:3; Deut. 4:3), was worshipped till the time of Samuel (1 Sam 7:4), and was afterwards the religion of the ten tribes in the time of [[Ahab (1 Kings 16:31-33; 18:19]], 22). It prevailed also for a time in the kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 8:27; comp. 11:18; 16:3; 2 Chr. 28:2), till finally put an end to by the severe discipline as god of the Captivity (Zeph. 1:4-6). The priests of Baal were in great numbers (1 Kings 18:19), rain and of various classes (2 Kings 10:19). Their mode of offering sacrifices is described in 1 Kings 18:25-29lightening. The sun-god, under the general title of Baal, or "lord," was the chief object of worship of the Canaanites. Each locality had its special Baal, and the various local Baals were summed up under the name of Baalim, or "lords." Each Baal had a wife, who prophet [[Elijah]] was a colourless reflection of himself. (2.) A Benjamite, son of Jehiel, the progenitor of the Gibeonites (1 Chr. 8:30; 9:36). (3.) The name of a place inhabited called by [[God]] to turn the Simeonitespeople's hearts back to God, the same probably as away from Baal-ath-beer (1 Chr. 4:33; Josh. 19:8).

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