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Baal — the meaning of the Hebrew name בַּעַל

בַּעַל

Baʻal · pronounced bah'-al · Strong's H1168 · a man and a place · also spelled Baalim

Baal means Baal, a Phoenician deity.

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Strong's definition

the same as H1167; Baal, a Phoenician deity.

First appearance

Judg 2:11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim: (KJV)

Every verse that names Baal

68 occurrences in 68 verses — Judges, 1 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, Hosea, Zephaniah

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