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Βάαλ

Baal

Proper masculine noun · Of Hebrew origin בעל (H1168)

Of Hebrew origin (H1168); Baal, a Phœnician deity (used as a symbol of idolatry):—Baal.

Outline

  1. Baal = "lord"
    1. the supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations, as Ashtoreth was their supreme female divinity

Usages

Romans 11:4

But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

Quoting 1 Kings 19:18

Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.

Breakdown

seven thousand men Referring to the elect.

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