Baʻal
deity sky single tradition · 1
Baʻal is a deity widely known by the epithet 'rider (or mounter) of the clouds'. This title is linguistically and thematically related to similar epithets used for Zeus and Yahweh, emphasizing his association with the sky and atmospheric phenomena.
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 0
- Historical notes
- Epithet and associations documented in Ugaritic texts and biblical references.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Baʻal's widely used epithet is 'rider (or mounter) of the clouds'. (rkb ʿrpt, cf. rkb bʿrbt in Ps. 68:4; Ugaritic rkb ʿrpt.) These are related to Zeus's 'gatherer of the clouds' and Yahweh's 'rider of the heavens'.”
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