Jeff A. Benner | Ba'al: Names and Nouns in Hebrew @ancienthebreworg | Uploaded August 2016 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
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In one of my recent videos I mentioned that the Hebrew word ba'al is used for God. From this comment I received a number of comments and emails asking about this, as people believed that ba'al was a god that Israel was commanded not to worship. I believe that the confusion comes from an incomplete understanding of Semitic names, which I explain in this video.
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In one of my recent videos I mentioned that the Hebrew word ba'al is used for God. From this comment I received a number of comments and emails asking about this, as people believed that ba'al was a god that Israel was commanded not to worship. I believe that the confusion comes from an incomplete understanding of Semitic names, which I explain in this video.