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To: Verginius Rufus

You probably know this...Godly men often named their children after Baal, a name for God. Baal eventually morphed into a separate entity like Allah, the moon god. The translators of the Bible were concerned about Baal being a separate god and changed the names to “ bosheth” rather than -baal


15 posted on 06/16/2015 1:02:56 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Jan_Sobieski
Baal, a name for God. Baal eventually morphed into a separate entity like Allah

I don't think there is a single place in the Hebrew Bible where God (i.e., the One True God) is referred to as "ba'al." On the other hand, there is much evidence that Canaanites were worshiping gods called "Ba'al" long before Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan.

18 posted on 06/16/2015 1:15:40 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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