בַּעַל

ba.alBaal
hebrewOld TestamentTitle82 occurrences11 books70 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Baal: A descendant of Reuben
  • Baal: A son of Abiel and descendant of Benjamin
  • Baalath-beer: Town in the Negev, allotted to Simeon
  • Baal: Canaanite god, "Lord/God of the Covenant"

Definition

the same as H1167; Baal, a Phoenician deity
Traditional renderings: Baal, (plural) Baalim.

Glossary entries

Baal (Idol) Baalath-beer Baal-Peor Peor (Deity) Baal (Person) Bealoth

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

82 total
  1. Numbers 22:41בָּ֑עַל · Bamoth-baal
    The next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people.
  2. Joshua 13:17בַּ֔עַל · Bamoth-baal
    …to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,
  3. Judges 2:11הַבְּעָלִֽים׃ · the Baals
    And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.
  4. Judges 2:13לַבַּ֖עַל · Baal
    …for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
  5. Judges 3:7הַבְּעָלִ֖ים · the Baals
    So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
  6. Judges 6:25הַבַּ֙עַל֙ · to Baal
    On that very night the LORD said to Gideon, “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old, tear down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.
  7. Judges 6:28הַבַּ֔עַל · Baal’s
    When the men of the city got up in the morning, there was Baal’s altar torn down, with the Asherah pole cut down beside it and the second bull offered up on the newly built altar.
  8. Judges 6:30הַבַּ֔עַל · Baal’s
    Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has torn down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”
  9. Judges 6:31לַבַּ֗עַל · for Baal
    But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you contending for Baal? Are you trying to save him? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal is a god, let him contend for himself with the one who has torn down his altar.”
  10. Judges 6:32הַבַּ֔עַל · Let Baal
    So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he had torn down Baal’s altar.
  11. Judges 8:33הַבְּעָלִ֑ים · the Baals
    And as soon as Gideon was dead, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals, and they set up Baal-berith as their god.
  12. Judges 10:6הַבְּעָלִ֣ים · the Baals
    And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.
  13. Judges 10:10הַבְּעָלִֽים׃פ · the Baals
    Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have sinned against You, for we have indeed forsaken our God and served the Baals.”
  14. 1 Samuel 7:4הַבְּעָלִ֖ים · the Baals
    So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD.
  15. 1 Samuel 12:10הַבְּעָלִ֖ים · the Baals
    Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’
  16. 1 Kings 16:31הַבַּ֔עַל
    And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.
  17. 1 Kings 16:32 (2×)לַבָּ֑עַל · for Baal; הַבַּ֔עַל · of Baal
    First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.
  18. 1 Kings 18:18הַבְּעָלִֽים׃ · the Baals
    “I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.
  19. 1 Kings 18:19הַבַּ֜עַל · of Baal
    Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
  20. 1 Kings 18:21הַבַּ֖עַל · Baal [is God]
    Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
  21. 1 Kings 18:22הַבַּ֔עַל · but Baal [has]
    Then Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.
  22. 1 Kings 18:25הַבַּ֗עַל · of Baal
    Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”
  23. 1 Kings 18:26 (2×)הַ֠בַּעַל · of Baal; הַבַּ֣עַל · O Baal
    And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.
  24. 1 Kings 18:40הַבַּ֗עַל · of Baal
    Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
  25. 1 Kings 19:18לַבַּ֔עַל · to Baal
    Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”
  26. 1 Kings 22:53הַבַּ֔עַל · Baal
    Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.
  27. 2 Kings 3:2הַבַּ֔עַל · of Baal
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.
  28. 2 Kings 10:18הַבַּ֖עַל · Baal
    Then Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot.
  29. 2 Kings 10:19 (3×)הַבַּ֡עַל · of Baal; לַבַּ֔עַל · for Baal; הַבָּֽעַל׃ · of Baal
    Now, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal.
  30. 2 Kings 10:20לַבַּ֖עַל · for Baal
    And Jehu commanded, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they announced it.
  31. 2 Kings 10:21 (3×)הַבַּ֔עַל · of Baal; הַבַּ֔עַל · of Baal; הַבַּ֖עַל
    Then Jehu sent word throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; there was not a man who failed to show. They entered the temple of Baal, and it was filled from end to end.
  32. 2 Kings 10:22הַבָּ֑עַל · of Baal
    And Jehu said to the keeper of the wardrobe, “Bring out garments for all the servants of Baal.” So he brought out garments for them.
  33. 2 Kings 10:23 (3×)הַבָּ֑עַל · of Baal; הַבַּ֗עַל · of Baal; הַבַּ֖עַל · of Baal
    Next, Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab entered the temple of Baal, and Jehu said to the servants of Baal, “Look around to see that there are no servants of the LORD here among you—only servants of Baal.”
  34. 2 Kings 10:25הַבָּֽעַל׃ · of Baal
    When he had finished making the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal.
  35. 2 Kings 10:26הַבַּ֖עַל · of Baal
    They brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.
  36. 2 Kings 10:27 (2×)הַבָּ֑עַל · of Baal; הַבַּ֔עַל · of Baal
    They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.
  37. 2 Kings 10:28הַבַּ֖עַל · Baal
    Thus Jehu eradicated Baal from Israel,
  38. 2 Kings 11:18 (2×)הַבַּ֜עַל · of Baal; הַבַּ֔עַל · of Baal
    So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.
  39. 2 Kings 17:16הַבָּֽעַל׃ · Baal
    They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.
  40. 2 Kings 21:3לַבַּ֗עַל · for Baal
    For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.