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The Baal Cycle is an Ugaritic text (c. 1500–1300 BCE) about the Canaanite god Ba士al (饜巵饜帗饜帊 lit. "Owner", "Lord"), a storm god associated with fertility . The Baal Cycle consists of six tablets, itemized as KTU 1.1–1.6.
Balaam and the angel, painting from Gustav Jaeger, 1836. Balaam (/ 藞 b e瑟 l æ m /; [1] Hebrew: 讘执旨诇职注指诐, romanized: B墨l士膩m), son of Beor, [2] was a biblical figure, a non-Israelite prophet and diviner who lived in Pethor, a place identified with the ancient city of Pitru, thought to have been located between the region of Iraq and northern Syria in what is now southeastern Turkey.
The false prophet of the Book of Revelation (16:13, 19:20, 20:10) The false prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:13–40) Noadiah (Nehemiah 6:14) Shemaiah the Nehelamite (Jeremiah 29:24) Simon Magus (Acts 8:9–24) Zedekiah, son of Maaseiah (Jeremiah 29:21) Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah (1 Kings 22:24)
Slaughter of the Prophets of Baal, 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld. Ba士al (讘址旨注址诇) appears about 90 times in the Hebrew Bible in reference to various gods. [17] The priests of the Canaanite Ba士al are mentioned numerous times, most prominently in the First Book of Kings.
Map of Israel as it was in the 9th century BC. Blue is the Kingdom of Israel.Golden yellow is the Kingdom of Judah. [22]According to the Bible, by the 9th century BC, the Kingdom of Israel, once united under Solomon, had been divided into the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah (which retained the historical capital of Jerusalem along with its Temple).
Jezebel's prophets failed to summon Baal in burning the bull sacrifice, despite their cries and cutting themselves. Elijah, however, succeeded when he summoned Yahweh, impressing the Israelites. He then ordered the people to seize and kill the prophets of Baal and Asherah at the Kishon River. In response, Jezebel vows to kill Elijah.
The religion also featured a complex mythology, including stories of divine battles and cycles of death and rebirth. Archaeological evidence, particularly from sites like Ugarit , and literary sources, including the Ugaritic texts and the Hebrew Bible , have provided most of the current knowledge about Canaanite religion.
The events of the Hebrew Bible can be subdivided into 3 main sections: the Torah (instruction), the Nevi'im (prophets), and the Ketuvim (writings). The events listed in the Torah start with the creation of the universe and conclude with transfer of authority from Moses to Joshua and the death of Moses .