Baal (Easton)

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Lord. The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM (Judges 2:11; 10:10; 1 Kings 18:18; Jeremiah 2:23; Hosea 2:17 ). Baal is identified with Molech (Jeremiah 19:5 ). It was known to the Israelites as Baal-peor (Numbers 25:3;"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter B Bible Dictionaries Baal Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Azur and Azzur Next Entry Baal-Berith Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Merib-Baal Gur-Baal Esh-Baal (only first 3 shown) Thompson Chain Reference Baal-Peor Baal Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Baal-Zebub Dictionaries American Tract Society Kirjath-Jearim, or Kirjath-Baal Baal-Zephon Baal-Perazim (only first 3 shown) Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Baal Baker's Evangelical Dictionary Baal-Zebub Baal Chabad Knowledge Base Baal Tokea Baal Teshuvah Baal Shem Tov, R. Israel (only first 3 shown) CARM Theological Dictionary Baal Easton's Bible Dictionary Merib-Baal Gur-Baal Eth-Baal (only first 3 shown) Fausset Bible Dictionary Gur-Baal Esh-Baal Beth Baal Meon (only first 3 shown) Holman Bible Dictionary Mount Baal-Hermon Kirjath-Baal Kiriath-Baal (only first 3 shown) Hitchcock Bible Names Kirjath-Baal Gur-Baal Esh-Baal (only first 3 shown) Hastings' BibleDictionary Kiriath-Baal Gur-Baal Beth-Baal-Meon (only first 3 shown) Hastings' NT Dictionary Baal King James Dictionary Baal Morrish Bible Dictionary Baale of Judah Baal, Baalim Baal 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Baale Baal Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Kirjath-Baal Baal-Zephon Baal-Zebub (only first 3 shown) People's Bible Dictionary Baal Smith Bible Dictionary Kirjath-baal ur-baal Esh-baal (only first 3 shown) Baal, Master Webster Dictionary Baal Watson's Theological Dictionary Baal Baal Berith Baal Peor (only first 3 shown) Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Baal International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Baal (1) Baal (2) Baal (3) (only first 3 shown) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Baal Baal-Gad Baal-Gur (only first 3 shown) McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Baal Baal of Simeon Baal- or -Baal (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Baal`bek The Catholic Encyclopedia Baal, Baalim The Jewish Encyclopedia Adonis (Baal of the Phenicians) Baal Koré Baal Shem, Elijah (only first 3 shown) Lexicons ܒ݁ܰܥܠܳܐ Βάαλ בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן , בֵּית מְעוֹן בָּמוֹת , בָּמוֹת בַּעַל בַּעַל (only first 3 shown) Lord. The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM ( Judges 2:11 ; 10:10 ; 1 Kings 18:18 ; Jeremiah 2:23 ; Hosea 2:17 ). Baal is identified with Molech ( Jeremiah 19:5 ). It was known to the Israelites as Baal-peor ( Numbers 25:3 ; Deuteronomy 4:3 ), was worshipped till the time of Samuel ( 1 Samuel 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 Chronicles 28:2 ), till finally put an end to by the severe discipline of the Captivity ( Zephaniah 1:4-6 ). The priests of Baal were in great numbers ( 1 Kings 18:19 ), and of various classes ( 2 Kings 10:19 ). Their mode of offering sacrifices is described in 1 Kings 18:25-29 . 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 was a colourless reflection of himself. A Benjamite, son of Jehiel, the progenitor of the Gibeonites ( 1 Chronicles 8:30 ; 9:36 ). The name of a place inhabited by the Simeonites, the same probably as Baal-ath-beer ( 1 Chronicles 4:33 ; Joshua 19:8 ).

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