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ABOUT
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What
Baal.com is all about
This
site is dedicated to the worshippers of the ancient god Baal.
It seems that most first-time visitors to this site are seeking
evil, as to some people, Baal is synonymous with Beelzebub,
commonly referred to as the Lord of the Flies or as the Devil.
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Divine
overview of Baal
Baal was worshipped as far back as three and
a half millennia ago among ancient Semitic tribes, such as the
descendants of Shem (believed by some scholars to be the oldest
son of Biblical Noah) and as late as the Punic wars of the third
century BCE. The word Baal means "master" or "owner" which,
in ancient religions, denoted sun, lord or god. Baal was a common
name for several small Syrian and Persian deities, but principally
known as a Canaanite fertility deity. More...
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| OUTSIDE
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| DEFINITIONS
OF BAAL |
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Here's
a quick dictionary definition of Baal from Atomica.com.
Check out the soundbyte to here the "proper" pronunciation:
Here's
a quick encyclopedic definition of Baal from Atomica.com:
Here's
another dictionary definition from Merriam-Webster
OnLine:
Read
further to find out in much greater detail about the origins
of monotheism, about why Baal is now synonymous with evil,
and about cultures that have long vanished.
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| ARCHAEOLOGICAL
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Christopher
B. Siren
Canaanite/Ugaritic
Mythology FAQ, ver. 1.2
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~cbsiren/canaanite-faq.html
Linguisticly, the ancient Semites have been broadly classified
into Eastern and Western groups. The Eastern group is represented
most prominently by Akkadian, the language of the Assyrians
and Babylonians, who inhabited the Tigris and Euphrates river
valleys. The Western group is further broken down into the Southern
and Northern groups. The South Western Semites inhabited Arabia
and Ethiopia while the North Western Semites occupied the Levant
- the regions that used to be Palestine as well as what is now
Syria, Israel and Lebanon, the regions often referred to in
the Bible as Canaan. More...
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Lilinah
biti-Anat's The Qadash Kinahnu Canaanite Phoenician Temple
The Major Deities
in the Myths of Ugarit
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/2938/majdei.html
A
very interesting overview of the gods ´El
´Athirat/´Asherah, Ba`al & `Anat. More...
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Aaron
Leitch
The
Baal Epic
http://members.aol.com/kheph777/mideast/mythos/cananbe.html
Now
Mighty Baal, son of Dagon, desired the kingship of the Gods.
He contended with Prince Yam-Nahar, the Son of El. But Kindly
El, Father Shunem, decided the case in favour of His son; He
gave the kingship to Prince Yam. He gave the power to Judge
Nahar. More...
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Ancient
History Sourcebook
The
Carthaginian Law of Sacrifices, c. 400 BCE
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/400carthage-sacrifice.html
The Carthaginians,
from whom this document comes, were an offshoot of the Phoenicians,
who were, in turn, descended from the Canaanites. They were
accordingly of kindred race to the Hebrews. One can, therefore,
see from this document something of how the Levitical institutions
of Israel resembled and how they differed from those of their
kinsmen. It will be seen that the main sacrifices bore the same
names among both peoples. The Carthaginians, though, has no
"sin-offering," while among the Hebrews we find no
"prayer-offering." The ways of rewarding the priests
also differed among the two peoples. More...
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David
L. Silverman
The
Punic Wars
http://web.reed.edu/academic/departments/classics/Carthage&Rome.html
The
Carthaginian presence in Sicily was of long standing. Carthage
had been fighting on behalf of other Phoenician colonies, which
were continually under pressure from the Greek colonies in the
east to withdraw westward, since 480. The Carthaginians suffered
a major setback in 480, when Hamilcar's invasion of Sicily was
repulsed by Gelon, the tyrant of Syracuse, at Himera.
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Ancient
History Sourcebook
Pen-ta-ur: The
Victory of Ramses II Over the Khita, 1326 BCE
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/1326khita.html
By
order of Rameses, this poem was inscribed upon the walls of
five temples, one of which was at Karnak. On these walls were
also engraved enormous illustrations of the scenes of the poem,
commemorating especially the exploits of the king [in defeating
the Hittites.]. References are made to Baal. More...
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| BIBLICAL
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Catholic
Encyclopedia
Definition:
Baal, Baalim
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02175a.htm
Baal,
Baalim
(Hebrew Bá'ál; plural, Be`alîm.)
A word which belongs to the oldest stock of the Semite vocabulary
and primarily means "lord", "owner". So in Hebrew, a man is
styled baal of a house (Ex., xxii, 7: Judges, xix, 22), of a
field (Job, xxi, 39), of cattle (Ex., xxi, 28; Isa., i, 3) of
wealth (Eccles, v, 12), even of a wife (Ex, xxi, 3; cf. Gen.,
iii, 16). The women's position in the Oriental home explains
why she is never called Bá`alah of her husband). So also
we read of a ram, "baal" of two horns (Dan, viii, 6, 20), of
a baal of two wings (i.e. fowl: Eccles., x, 20). More...
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Daily
Bible Study
Baal
http://www.execulink.com/~wblank/baal.htm
Baal
(usually pronounced "bail") is mentioned widely in the Old Testament
as the primary male idol of the Phoenicians, often associated
with the goddess Ashtaroth. The photo below shows his fictitious
image from an ancient stone carving. He was the supposed son
of the pagan god Dagon. Unfortunately, to their eventual bitter
regret, the Israelites became deeply involved in its cult. The
evil "worship" included perverted sexual behavior, and even
sacrificing their infants in fire. It wasn't just misguided
- it was outright wickedness... According to one tradition,
the ancient priest Berosus served Belus, or Bel,
as it was originally called. It was allegedly Berosus that partially
built the Tower of Babel, named after Baal, or Bel,
on the plain of Shinar in the The Tigris-Euphrates Valley. Babylon
also originates from the pagan god's name. The writings of Berosus
also record the story, apart from the Bible record, of the great
Flood.
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