# Baal — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/baal-whe-definition-discussion/16682>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [November 5, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/baal-whe-definition-discussion/16682 "2021-11-05T16:56:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/baal-whe-definition-discussion/16682/1 "2021-11-05T16:56:00Z")

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Baal (also given as Ba'al) is a Canaanite-Phoenician god of fertility and weather, specifically rainstorms. The name was also used as a title, however, meaning "Lord" and was applied to a number of different deities throughout the ancient Near East. Baal is best known today from the Bible as the antagonist of the Israelite cult of Yahweh.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/baal/](https://www.worldhistory.org/baal/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/baal-whe-definition-discussion/16682/2 "2026-07-30T21:46:07Z")

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