Baal: The Nemesis of Yahweh (Angels & Demons Explained) 

Mythology has always fascinated me it's funny how almost every religion ties into each other one way or another .

The way I understand it is, Baal is the fertility god and he was defeated by Yam that represents the stormy water. He is also dismembered, scattered and reassembled like Osiris. It's basically symbolizing the seasons moving from summer and fall to winter and back again.

So you’re telling me, Baal isn’t some an electro god who can summon booba swords

Baal being associated with lightning and fire may be parallel to the Hindu god Agni being associated with those too. Baal's name may also be cognate to the Gaelic god Bel and the Germanic god Balðraz, both of whom are gods of fire like Baal, meaning that Baal may be of an older, Indo-European origin much like the goddess Ishtar from the same area.

Why did we not have this type of history when I was in high school? Seriously, I probably would have been a little more attentive if we had bad ass videos with real information.

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Dr. Michael Heiser is a great resource for these subjects. His books are fantastic and mind blowing packed with a lot of info in a digestible format.

Ba’al: existing and just living his life Monotheism: *I’m about to end this man’s whole career*

O’Neil: “I am so sorry I’m late, I was enjoying a nice brunch.” Ba’al: “Impudence.” O’Neil: “No, tuna.”

Fun fact: Baal worship still takes place today...

*The Canaanite pantheon was conceived as a divine clan, headed by the supreme god El; the gods collectively made up the Elohim. Through the centuries, the pantheon of Canaanite gods evolved, so that El and Asherah were more important in earlier times, while Baal and his consorts came to fore in later years.* Some of the deities listed below are mentioned only briefly in the Canaanite texts, while others were important locally or nationally-such as Chemosh-but not throughout the region. Still others, such a Moloch, are known mainly from Hebrew texts *Anat* -goddess of war, ever-virgin sister-wife of Baal, honored as a protector, agent of vengeance, and bearer of life *Asherah* -early semitic Mother goddess, "Lady of the sea," *consort of El,* also called Athirat, *the mother of 70 gods* Astarte-goddess of love and fertility, sometimes the consort of Baal/Hadad Baalat or Baalit-the chief deity of Byblos, also identified with Astarte and Aphrodite *Ba'al* -meaning "Lord," god of rain, thunder, and fertility, sometimes synonymous with Hadad; also used as a title prefixing the names of local deities Baal-Hammon-god of fertility and renewal in the Phoenician colonies of the Western Mediterranean *Chemosh* -the national god of Moab, referred to in both Moabite and Hebrew texts *Dagon* -god of crop fertility, sometimes identified with Hadad *El* - *the chief deity,* god of the sky, *father of many lesser gods* and ruler of the divine assembly, *also worshiped by the Israelites* *El Elyon* -Special title of El as *"God most High"* Eshmun-Phoenician god of healing Kathirat-a group of goddesses appearing in the Ugartic texts as divine midwives Kothar-full name Kothar-wa-Khasis, the skilled, clever god of craftsmanship and weapon-making Lotan-the seven-headed sea serpent or dragon, the pet of Yam or Yam's alter ego, *related to the biblical Leviathan* Melqart-also called Baal-Melkart, the god who is king of the city, the underworld, and the cycle of vegetation in Tyre, *also the patron of the Israelite queens Jezebel and Athaliah* Moloch-title for the god who is "king," probably identical with Milcom and known mainly from the Hebrew Bible as the deity to whom child sacrifices were offered *Mot* -god of the underworld, sterility, death, and the waterless desert Nikkal-goddess of fruit and orchards, married to Yarikh Qadeshtu-the Holy One, goddess of love, also a title given to Asherah and related to the Egyptian goddess Hathor Resheph-God of plague and healing Shalim and Shachar-twin gods of dusk and dawn Shamayim-the god of the sky or the heavens *Shemesh* -Mesopotamian god of the sun also worshiped in Canaan, meaning "sun" in Hebrew possibly related to the hero, Samson Tanit-Phoenician lunar goddess, worshiped as the patron goddess at Carthage, and sometimes identified with Astarte or Anat Yam-god of the sea Yarikh-god of the moon, *after whom the city of Jericho was named;* Lord of the sickle, provider of nightly dew; married to the goddess Nikkal *Yahweh* -The Israelite god, worshiped not only by the Hebrews *but also by eastern Canaanites such as the prophet Balaam (Numbers 22) and the Shashu of Edom* *Further, most Israelite cities were named after the gods in El’s assembly.* The god *Anat* was honored in the city of Anathoth, the place of origin of the prophet Jeremiah. The god *Dagan* (Dagon) in Beth-Dagan. The god *El* in Beth-El. The god *Shamash* (Shemesh) in Beth-Shamash. The god *Shalimu* in Jerusalem.

I forgot almost everything I heard about Baal (I thought it was pronounced like Ba'al), except he being a storm god, a long time ago. Thanks for the video, it's well detailed and doesn't feel like a "time to pick a subject so I can fulfill my weekly content quota, where are my darts?"

Great video as always. You are really good at discussing biblical characters and stories in a non biased or persuasive way that really let's the duologue speak for itself

I always wondered why Christians, Jews, and Muslims say there is only one God when all their texts acknowledge other gods. The 10 commandments say " though shalt have no gods before me" meaning there are other gods but this God wants them to only worship them.

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Noticing how Satan wasn’t a name commonly passed around in ancient times or the Old Testament, it makes sense how Ba’al was referencing the adversary who ruled the earth and was an enemy of God.

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Baal is a fertility god, so is ishtar, easter, east star, the star in the east, the star of david, who is the sun ressurected in the zodiac sign Aries, which is latin for ram, which is the symbol of the most high, ba'al (hammon) is depicted as having horns, so is jupiter/zeus ammon. Amon Ra is the sun at midday sun, amd if you rearrange the letters you get Rama On, hindu for the most high city of the sun. Its allegorical astrotheology

Thank you! The understanding of these archetypes and their symbolism will become more important during the next generations.. greatly narrated, excuisite graphics!

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I study all the religions and love your mythology’s because I get to see the Anunnaki stories in all of them. Thank you so much and I would love to talk to you about this

that's a quite rare yet fascinating one... well done!

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Both "gods" seem like toxic divorced parents in competition over their children's affections and then out of jealousy, torturing their children when they didn't comply with adulating a particular parent. I would have a hard time choosing sides if those two "gods" were my only options. 🤷 Great Video BTW.👍

Just by the intro alone, I am reminded of when Moses when up the mountain to receive the law, how the people near the mountain erected the golden calf idol. I began thinking of cosmic geography in the bible. I always wondered where did the people get the idea and image of the golden calf? Well, quite simply the image of that god was already there because the people of God were on a quest to conquer the land of Canaan, not to live in it or serve their gods. God's people could not see Him, but they could see the calf, thus replacing worship due to God alone.

I'm totally mature enough not to giggle every time you say "Baals."

Wonderful video, thanks brother.

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More than 3 hours of your content today. Interesting!

Interesting timing for this one

Ba'al is Semitic not greek. It's a modified form of El. Canaanite and hebrew are nearly identical, the later changing their pantheon/cosmology to reflect their new monotheism.

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Very interesting getting to understand the Bible it's Books and chapter's. Very informative thank you.

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Sorry for doing this but just wanted to clarify, Ba'al means Lord of so if it's lord of the house it would actually be Ba'al of the house, in the Old testament usually the term Ba'al would be right before some sort of god/deity such as ba'al zebab(beelzebub) and so on, which means Lord of the flies

Baal was also linked to the Egyptian god Set. Though the story of Baal seems more in line to Osiris, due to Seth and Baal being storm gods, the Canaanites conflated them as the same. This eventually led to the vilification of Set in Egypt due to the Semetic tribes occupying Egypt and worshiping Set as Baal.

Your videos are amazing!! But do you think you could be a little louder? It’s a little hard to hear you during my commute

Very well done.

Baal might be the best example of a god turned into a demon or evil god in another religion.

Now that i think about it... Legends of History is just an in depth Shin Megami Tensei Compendium lmao

I am in love with the narrator's voice

How educational, thank you

It would be neat if you mentioned one of the more famous Baal worshipers and his encounter with him in temple in Spain - Hannibal of elephants-over-the-Alps fame.

The Israelites, were like a materialistic girlfriend; no matter what you buy or how much you buy, it's never enough. She's always checking out your beefcake neighbor, while he's out doing yard work...

Gods starting to sound like a villain, being all jealous like and killing followers of other religions just because they didn’t follow him

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Where can I find genesis 6 25-26 (because my books ends at 22) Time stamp : 19:00

I'm just pleased that you pronounced the name correctly

I thought you were going to do the full bible story of Baal and how he's supposed to be in that stone structure in mecca, of which I've seen on another video.

Sometimes, Baal was represented with panther's body, eagle's head and bull's horns.

Beutifull video!!! The phinician mythology is very attractive and mysterious.

*He Who Rides On The Clouds 🌥:* Baal is a western Semitic title that means Master or Lord. While it can actually refer to a large number of different deities, Baal in this case refers to *Hadad,* the Canaanite and Syrian god of rain, fertility, life, agriculture and thunder, particularly popular in *Ugarit and Aleppo.* He was worshipped in many ancient Middle Eastern communities, who considered him one of the most important gods in their respective local pantheons. He was at least in part derived from the Sumerian god Ishkur, but their character differed substantially; while Ishkur represented the destructive power of storms, the western Semitic Baal was the master of *life-giving rains vital for farmers.* Thanks to his huge influence, Baal was designated as the universal god of fertility, and in that capacity his title was Prince, Lord of the Earth. He was also called the Lord of Rain and Dew, the two forms of moisture that were indispensable for fertile soil in Canaan In Ugaritic and Hebrew, Baal's epithet as the storm god was *He Who Rides on the Clouds.* In the Baal (Lord) Cycle he's frequently called "Aliyan Baal" or "Baal, the victorious." In Phoenicia, he was called Baal Shamen, Lord of the Heavens. In Syria, hail was seen as a phenomenon closely related to him. He was also the king of the gods, and, to achieve that position, he was portrayed as seizing the divine kingship from *Yam (or Yaw "YHW"), the sea god, described as a tyrannical ruler.* Baal was probably also regarded as the *source of royal authority for human kings*, and myths and prayers depict him as an *ally and protector of humans.* In his main myth, the so-called Baal Cycle, Baal was locked in mortal combat with Mot, the personification of death and sterility. If Baal triumphed, humanity would thrive; but, if he were to be vanquished by Mot, humans would suffer and their crops would wither away. While the myths present a decisive conclusion to the conflict, some scholars assume it was believed to repeat in cycles. Like many deities of the ancient Near East, Hadad was always represented in a horned headdress. In art, he's often shown holding a club and thunderbolt or two clubs. While Mesopotamian depictions of the storm god and the famous Baal stele depict him as a typical bearded Near Eastern god, many Canaanite depictions are instead more similar to Egyptian warriror gods and beardless. Baal was also frequently associated with bulls. The bull was a widespread symbol of divinity in ancient Mesopotamia and areas infuenced by it. Other storm gods from cultures closely related to that of ancient Canaan, like Hurrian Teshub and Hittite Tarhunna, were depicted very similarly to Baal in art, and their myths shared many similarities as well. The Egyptian god Set in his generally positive aspect as a god of foreigners was also associated with Baal, taking his role in the Egyptian adaptation of the Yam (Yaw) narrative. Baal is usually associated with the goddesses Ashtart (commonly called "the Face of Baal," indicating particularly close bond between these two deities), a western Semitic equivalent of Ishtar, and Anat, both of who are often interpreted as his consorts. Anat is also called Baal's sister, though it's unclear if they share the exact same parents, as in Ugaritic texts Baal calls two separate gods, El (the husband of Asherah) and Dagan, his fathers. Whether the two fathers were one and the same or if one of these was simply a courtesy title indicating superior status is a matter of scholarly debate, though cultic rather than mythical texts regard Dagan as separate from El. The name Baal, or Ba'al, is used as a substitute of Hadad in some ancient texts and in common modern usage. This is possibly derived from the fact that in ancient Canaan only priests were allowed to utter the divine name, in much the same way as in Judaism where only priests were allowed to utter the name of God, so common people simply referred to him as Baal. It's also possible the title was eventually deemed to be integral to Hadad's cult it functionally became his main name. The word ba'al and its plural form were also used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to cult images, and in this context they were regarded as false gods. *Because of this, several demons were derived from Baal, including Bael and Beelzebub.* Many of the most famous biblical references to Baal, for example the tale of *Jezebel, are related to the traditions of the cities of Sidon and Tyre,* where the title of Baal was applied to *deities other than Hadad.* (Neither Elijah nor Jezebel were good for Israel 🇮🇱 in this story)

It would seem that Ba'al takes on aspects of the Proto-Indo-European skyfather. ala Zeus/Dyeus Patr/Jupiter. The head of the bull recalls for me the Bull of Heaven from Sumerian literature. Curious that he would have the bestial aspects attached, rather than them being two separate entities. I wonder if perhaps Egyptian mythology had anything to do with that.

Do you think it’s possible if you can do a video on Yoshida Shoin who was a teacher scholar, and patriot in Japan.

One thing that gets me is how people talk about Jezebel as if she was real. There is no archeological evidence shown that such a person ever existed. Not to mention ancient tablets we have found show that both Ba’al and YHWH fulfilled the same role originally. Both we’re worshiped as war and storm gods, and like many storm gods of the time, as fertility gods.

But seriously amazing video thanks !!!

This Interesting story 💯💯

In the Bible.... Queen Jezebel worship Baal Elijah worship Yahweh

BAAL-enciaga? It was right there the whole time!

Here's a suggestion: El vs the Demiurge.....does that conflict exist?

Outstanding.

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not going to lie judging from the clickbait "New Age witch" type title and thumbnail I watched this fully expecting it to be a very inaccurate and misconstrued understanding of Ba'al. I am 3 minutes in and so far I am very pleased with how researched and thought-out this is. well done

What if it wasn't Hadad or Yahweh and some chaotic unseen force was just pulling the strings the whole time?

I love your videos. It can’t be coincidental that actor Cliff Simon who played Lord Ba’al just recently passed away and your doing this video. A fan of Stargate are you?

Good job

“Baalim” does mean that the deity has different forms or it can manifest itself into different forms. The word or suffix “Im” is the plural of respect in Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, and other Middle Eastern languages. For example, in Hebrew, the translation of the word “Elohim” in English would be “Gods” but no Jew in 4000 have worshiped more than one God. “Elah” means God but when you add the suffix “im” it becomes plural, not plural of numbers but it is a plural of respect.

Would love it if you did one on Herodias

Thank you because all your videos are masterpiece to be watched for this young generation

Baal is also in popular media: Shin Megami Tensei, the Disgaea series as a superboss, and in the Digimon francise there is a digimon named Baalmon

Great video! One correction, the passage at 18:28 is listed as "Genesis 6:25-26", should be "Judges 6:25-26".

Please do a video on Asherah wife of God.

Please do some on Hindu deities. They're full of mythology.

Baal location now is inside the Kaaba in Mecca where 1.6 billion people worship him as Allah

It is said somewhere in old stories that Baal is king of the earth and is his domain..

Please do an episode on the supreme Canaanite god, El.

Somehow, the sacrificial competition between God and Baal always stood out to me from The Bible despite the insignificance when compared to the main Bible stories (Adam & Eve, Noah's Ark, Abraham's test, Moses, etc.)

Thanks!

The prince of this world.. where have I heard this before?

I wish we could get a fantasy RPG based around all this history.

watching this to get a history buff when genshin impact finally releases Inazuma. and we get to fight Baal the lighting shogan

Thank you Baal for standing firmly against the Demiurge!!

help how did I get here I just wanted to see baal my waifu

I just read Judges 6 today: Gideon (in verse 32) is called Jerub'ba'al (defined as "1 who contends with [opposes] Ba'al), in Gideon's defense by his own father, after 'the LORD' (Yahweh) told Gideon (in Judges 6:25 & :26) to throw down Ba'al's altar, cut down the grove by it... *If you finish the rest of it, it's a fascinating read, & encouraging, as to Yahweh's, and the Elohim's promises to all we who choose to honor and follow.*

I'm so excited about this. Without having watched yet, I'm wondering if you make the Baal/Nimrod connection.

how did we go from this to booba sword?

Seini in Tongan tradition means “yahweh is gracious , yahweh is merciful” I wonder if this is the yahweh