Meaning
Baal H1168
G896
1. An idol of the Phenicians, god of the sun
- Wickedly worshiped by the Israelites in the time of the judges
Jdg 2:23; 1Sa 7:4
- Wickedly worshiped by the kingdom of Israel:
2Ki 17:16; Jer 23:13; Hos 1; Hos 13:1
b Under Ahab
1Ki 16:33; 1Ki 18:18; 1Ki 19:18
b Under Jehoram
2Ki 3:2
b by the Jews
2Ki 21:3; 2Ch 22:4; 2Ch 24:7; 2Ch 28:2; 2Ch 33:3
- Jeremiah expostulates against the worship of
Jer 2:8; Jer 2:23; Jer 7:9
- Alters of, destroyed:
b by Gideon
Jdg 6:32
b by Jehoiada
2Ki 11:18
b by Josiah
2Ki 23:5
- Prophets of, slain by Elijah
1Ki 18:40
- All worshipers of, destroyed by Jehu
2Ki 10:25
2. A Benjamite
1Ch 8:30; 1Ch 9:36
3. A Reubenite
1Ch 5:5
4. A city in the tribe of Simeon
- General references
1Ch 4:33
- Called Baalath-Beer
Jos 19:8
