How To Use Baal In A Sentence
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according to the Old Testament, Elijah defeated the priests of Baal at Mount Carmel
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Solomon himself impersonated the phallic god Baal-Rimmon, "Lord of the Pomegranate," when he was united with his divine bride, the mysterious Shulamite, and drank the juice of her pomegranate Song of Solomon 8:2.
Archive 2008-03-01
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The angel Tyraeldiscovers that Baal has succeeded in corrupting the Arreat.
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And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
Villaraigosa And Nunez Cut And Run - Video Report
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Chovos Halevovos in Shaar Hateshuva points out that the one advantage that a Baal Teshuva always holds over a "natural" tsaddik is that the Baal Teshuvah must perforce be humble and submissive.
Avakesh
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The same Jews, after the death of Gideon, adore Baal-berith, which means precisely the same as Adonai — the lord, the protector; they change their protector.
A Philosophical Dictionary
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Such were the prophets of Baal, in whose name expressly they prophesied, and whose assistance they invocated: "They called on the name of Baal, saying, O Baal, hear us," 1 Kings xviii.
Pneumatologia
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As you pass Baal Hill Farm, take the left fork of the track and head for the trees.
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The Frankish army was just threatening enough that Zengi could not risk being trapped between it and the Damascenes; he withdrew to Baalbeck to await a better moment.
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The creek is running, but it's as black as Baal's blood, black as the ichor of a god no one dares worship, and it runs like slow clotted goose fat.
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(known as gematria), the Baal HaTurim commentary remarks that the numerical value of the letters that spell "shalom" (376 - shin = 300, lamed = 30, vav = six, and mem = 40) is equivalent to the letters of the name "Esau" (376 - ayin = 70, shin/sin = 300, vav = six).
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Once Chandagirikaa had gone to the Kukkutaaraama vihara where he happened to hear a monk reciting the ‘Baalapandita Sutra ‘which describes the five great tortures that beings suffer in hell.’
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And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
The Doré Gallery of Bible Illustrations, Volume 4
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Hence the expression, "image of the grove," is explained (2Ki 21: 7). images -- literally, "images to the sun," that is, to Baal, who answers to the sun, as Astarte to the hosts of heaven (2Ki 23: 5; Job 31: 26).
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
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He marries the infamous Jezebel, and built a Temple to the Canaanite deity Baal, popularizing this form of idolatry among the Jewish people.
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And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
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-- This is the regulation relative to the dues legally established by Italis-Baal, the suffete, son of Bod-tanith, son of
In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc
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URL van Baalen CA, Guillon C, van Baalen M, Verschuren EJ, Boers PHM, et al. (2002) Impact of antigen expression kinetics on the effectiveness of HIV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
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The annexe has the feel of a private house with a wood fire and stupendous views of the temples of Baalbek.
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Nevertheless we find in Canaan an Ashtoreth, whom the Greeks called Astarte, as well as a Baal.
Patriarchal Palestine
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Tarsus was the center of a species of Baal-worship of an imposing but unspeakably degrading character, and at certain seasons of the year it was the scene of festivals, which were frequented by the whole population of the neighboring regions, and were accompanied with orgies of a degree of moral abominableness happily beyond the reach even of our imaginations.
The Life of St. Paul
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In fact the Philistine plain (which, however, we were now soon to leave) was always noted for the plague of flies, and this gave rise to the ancient deprecatory worship of Baal-zebub, "the lord of flies," by that people; there is still a village upon the plain named
Byeways in Palestine
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But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that 'ye go to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?
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The pagan deities' idols Baal and Ashera, on the other hand, had no such scruples.
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The family was liberal and religious: at home her mother had a kosher kitchen and the Jewish holidays were observed without any taint of fanaticism; her father was a carpenter and a shul yid (a Jew who went to the synagogue) whose fine voice led to his being a “baaltfile” (precentor).
Vele Rabinowitz Zabludowsky.
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About the days when he was "one of Baal's shaven sort," in his own phrase; when he was himself an "idolater," and a priest of the altar: about the details of his conversion, Knox is mute.
John Knox and the Reformation
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In later times, the rites connected with these deities became degraded into orgies; sacrifices were made, apparently even human sacrifices, but at one time Baal was worshipped as a sun god.
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This fly was so grievous a pest that the Phoenicians invoked against it the aid of their god Baal-zebub (q.v.).
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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It appears personified as a being of chaos, often a giant serpent -- in Canaanite mythology, the sea is Prince Yam, the enemy of Baal.
Archive 2007-01-01
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Isaiah is here drawing from Canaanite mythology: when Baal the Thunderer, whose throne was on Mount Zaphon, was swallowed up by the god of death, Mot, then the god of the morning star, Athtar the Awesome, attempted to ascend to his throne and take his place.
Why Christians Should Go Ahead and Be Pagan
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Throughout history the tattoo bears the mark of paganism, demonism, Baal worship, shamanism, mysticism, heathenism, cannibalism and just about every other pagan belief known.
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It was used as a place where the pagan worshipers did all sorts of vile and wicked things - including burning children alive as sacrifices to the idols Moloch and Baal.
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And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no
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Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
The Doré Gallery of Bible Illustrations, Volume 4
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I think he was abducted by a cult that worship the demi-god Baal and forced to spin records at their parties and compose chants and songs which praised this demonic entity.
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Obviously, the Dei of the First Realm, Baal doesn't want this to happen, and neither do most of the other deis.
REVIEW: The Crooked Letter by Sean Williams
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Ishtar soon became pregnant and claimed that it was the rays of the sun-god Baal that caused her to conceive.
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Baal-Zeboub, god of corruption, with those of the neighbouring countries and congenerous races: the Iarbal of Libya, the
Salammbo
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The eagle-headed human figure in Assyrian sculptures is no doubt Nisroch, the same as Asshur, the chief Assyrian god; the corresponding goddess was Asheera, or Astarte; this means a "grove," or sacred tree, often found as the symbol of the heavenly hosts (Saba) in the sculptures, as Asshur the Eponymus hero of Assyria (Ge 10: 11) answered to the sun or Baal, Belus, the title of office, "Lord.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
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“Hail first to thee, Baal-Eschmoun, the deliverer, whom the people of my country call Aesculapius! and to you, genii of the fountains, light, and woods! and to you, ye gods hidden beneath the mountains and in the caverns of the earth! and to you, strong men in shining armour who have set me free!”
Salammbo
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They are even now braving the demons and snow to Baal himself.
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So when the air is heavy with imposture, and men live only to make money, and the service of God is become a thing of words and ceremonies, and the kingdom of heaven is bought and sold, and all that is high and pure in man is smothered by corruption -- fire of the same kind bursts out in higher natures with a fierceness which cannot be controlled; and, confident in truth and right, they call fearlessly on the seven thousand in Israel who have not bowed the knee to Baal to rise and stand by them.
Short Studies on Great Subjects
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How he got money from them to bear the charges of his pretensions (v. 4): They gave him seventy pieces of silver; it is not said what the value of these pieces was; so many shekels are less, and so many talents more, than we can well imagine; therefore it is supposed they were each a pound weight: but they gave this money out of the house of Baal-berith, that is, out of the public treasury, which, out of respect to their idol, they deposited in his temple to be protected by him; or out of the offerings that had been made to that idol, which they hoped would prosper the better in his hands for its having been consecrated to their god.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume II (Joshua to Esther)
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Gideon or Gedeon (Hebrew "hewer"), also called JEROBAAL (Judges, vi,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI
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Asherat, whom the Bible would call Astarte, was the consort of Melqart, the patron god of Tyre - Baal-Melek-Qart-Sor ....
Time Patrolman
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Which is a little weird, because I always supposed that the “knucklehead theory” was pretty much a mainstream view: Belief is a prerequisite for salvation, and not just any old Belief — in Vishnu or Allah or Baal or even Jehovah-sans-messiah, but the Jesusy kind.
NewsFlash: Christians Think the “Believing in Jesus” Thing Important
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Baal-berith or El-berith of Shechem (Judg.ix. 4, 46) is usually interpreted to be the Baal or God of the covenant, but whether of covenants in general or of a particular covenant concluded at Shechem is disputed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"
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Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die.
The Holy Bible: Darby Translation
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One of them was about an old rackabones of a horse, a sort of preliminary study for "Oahu," of the Sandwich Islands, or "Baalbec" and
Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete
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Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
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