Technically speaking, he is not an idol. An idol is a representative of something, such as a god. Worshiping either is prohibited, in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Many people worshipped idols of Baal in The Bible.
Baal was a god of the Philistines. It made the Israelites stray away from following the one and true God. It was an idol. Many times the kings tried to reform Israel and take Baal out of the picture, but the nation had a hard time with that. Other times, the kings were the ones who encouraged the nation to worship Baal.
Baal is a god in ancient Syria.
Mephibosheth was also known as Meribaal because Meribaal means "the one who contends with Baal," while Mephibosheth means "exterminating the idol." The name change was likely done to distance him from any association with the pagan god Baal.
A:No. Baal (Ba'al) was a West Semitic storm god.
The word "baalim" is plural. The baal was a Middle-Eastern pagan deity with local variations (baal, baal-peor, baal zebub, baal beq, baal berith, baal me'on, baal gad, baal hermon, baal peratzim, etc.). It was worshiped by idolaters as a deity of weather and fertility.
Baal is the protagonist in the Epic of Baal. He is also the god of thunderstorms.
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Mephisto, who is the God of Hatred, is the oldest, Baal, God of Destruction, is middle, Diablo, God of Terror, is youngest.
Maybe. No-one know that for fact. The Lord God of Israel is the one and only almighty creator. The Baal god is one of many false pagan Canaanite deities who were, even to those who believed in them, limited to a particular sphere of activity. The Lord God of Israel is a living God. Baal is an idol who can neither hear, nor speak, nor act in his own defense, as indicated by the 'trial' on Mount Carmel in 1 Kings 18. Thus they are not even in the same league, let alone on the same goat.
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