Worship of Baal spread throughout the Levant, Egypt, and the Mediterranean via Phoenician colonization, with regional forms such as Baal Hammon in Carthage. The god was also known …

Oct 22, 2025 · Baal, god worshipped in many ancient Middle Eastern communities, especially among the Canaanites, who apparently considered him a fertility deity and one of the most …

Oct 23, 2023 · Who Is Baal? Baal was the supreme god of Canaan and Phoenicia, whose worship infiltrated Jewish religious life during the Judges and became popular in Israel during Ahab's …

Sep 11, 2023 · The word baal means “lord”; the plural is baalim. In general, Baal was a fertility god who was believed to enable the earth to produce crops and people to produce children. …

Nov 5, 2021 · Baal is best known today from the Bible as the antagonist of the Israelite cult of Yahweh. Tales concerning Baal date back to the mid-14th and late 13th centuries BCE in …

In the Bible, Baal (also rendered Baʿal) was an important Canaanite god, often portrayed as the primary enemy of the Hebrew God Yahweh. The Semitic word "baal" (meaning '"Lord") was …

Mar 10, 2025 · Baal was worshipped in numerous temples throughout the ancient Near East, particularly in cities such as Ugarit, Tyre, Sidon, and Hazor. These temples often featured …