Ba’al
Baʿal | |
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![]() The stele of Baal with Thunderbolt found in the ruins of Ugarit | |
Symbol | Bull, Sheep |
Region | At and near Canaan Near, around and at Ugarit Middle Kingdom of Egypt |
Personal information | |
Consorts | Anat, Athtart, Arsay, Tallay, Pidray |
Parents | Dagan (usual lore) El (some Ugaritic texts) |
Siblings | Anat |
Baal (/ˈbeɪəl,
The Hebrew Bible, compiled and curated over a span of centuries, includes generic use of the term in reference to various Levantine deities, and finally pointed application towards Hadad, who was decried as a false god. That use was taken over into Christianity and Islam, sometimes under the opprobrious form Beelzebub in demonology.