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To: HiTech RedNeck
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BAAL

BAAL, MASTER

ba±al OT:1167, "master; baal." In Akkadian, the noun belu ("lord") gave rise to the verb belu ("to rule"). In other northwest Semitic languages, the noun ba±al differs somewhat in meaning, as other words have taken over the meaning of "sir" or "lord." (Cf. Heb. °adon.) The Hebrew word ba±al seems to have been related to these homonyms.

The word ba±al occurs 84 times in the Hebrew Old Testament, 15 times with the meaning of "husband" and 50 times as a reference to a deity. The first occurrence of the noun ba±al is in Gen 14:13: "And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with [literally, "ba±al's of a covenant with"] Abram."

(from Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, Copyright © 1985, Thomas Nelson Publishers.)


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Who was the Baal of Eqypt?

427 posted on 02/22/2016 3:15:19 PM PST by HLPhat (Preventing Global Cooling one tank full at a time!)
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To: HLPhat

I see any earthly work and raise you one actual Bible.

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429 posted on 02/22/2016 3:16:38 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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