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Ba'al

deity sky Canaanite single tradition · 3

Ba'al is the high god in Canaanite religion. Another god attempted to occupy his throne but was unable to do so, and descended and ruled the underworld.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
1500 BCE
Attested period
-1500 – 2020
Historical notes
Canaanite religion flourished from the Bronze Age through the early Roman period.

Relationships

co occurs with
Ethana, Zu, El, Helel, Hêlal, Iblis, Dionysus, Inanna, Ammon, Ba'al-Ḥammon, God
enemy of
ʿAṯtar

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. Lucifer
  2. Dying-and-rising god
  3. Baal Hammon

Source passages

“In ancient Canaanite religion, the morning star is personified as the god, who attempted to occupy the throne of Ba'al and, finding he was unable to do so, descended and ruled the underworld.”

#2271 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“These examples include the goddess Inanna in Sumerian texts and Ba'al in Ugaritic texts, whose myths, Corrente argues, offer concrete examples of death and resurrection.”

#12081 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The meaning of his first name "Ba'al" is identified as one of the Phoenician deities covered under the name of Ba'al.”

#40500 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001