{"id":5659,"date":"2024-07-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=5659"},"modified":"2026-10-27T13:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T13:19:18","slug":"baal-in-the-bible-the-god-of-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/baal-in-the-bible-the-god-of-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Wer war Baal in der Bibel? Der kanaanitische Gott von Sturm und Regen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Baal was the god of storm and rain, the god the Canaanites trusted to water their fields and make their flocks and harvests grow. His name means &quot;lord&quot; or &quot;owner.&quot; In the Bible he is the god Israel kept turning to, from the plains of Moab in Moses&#039; day to the court of Ahab and Jezebel. One verse in Hosea holds the whole sad story. God speaks of his people as a wife who has wandered: &quot;For she did not\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baal was the Canaanite god of storm and rain. What his name means, what Ugarit shows, why Israel worshipped him, and what happened on Mount Carmel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2293,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/elijah-journey-mentions\/","url_meta":{"origin":5659,"position":0},"title":"Elijah in the Bible: Named 98 Times, First in 1 Kings 17:1","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Mai 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Elijah first appears in 1 Kings 17:1. The KJV names him 98 times, as Elijah and as Elias. 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