Baal

BAY-uhl

What is Baal?

Baal was the chief god of the Canaanites, and worship of him was Israel's recurring sin, from the days of the judges (Judges 2:13) to the prophets of Baal whom Elijah confronted on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:21). Jehu later stamped out his cult in the northern kingdom (2 Kings 10:28), and the name also appears for men in the genealogies (1 Chronicles 5:5).

Meaning: lord, master (Hebrew)

Also pronounced

Bah-AHL
BAY-uhl or bah-AHL

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