Baal
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In the Urantia Book
Word Baal means owner (97:3.3)
- the cult was founded on the right to buy and sell land; Baal sent rain, he was a god of fertility of the soil 97:3.3 97:9.24
- ritual prostitution took place in temples. Each Baal had a sacred place, a priesthood, and the “holy women,” the ritual prostitutes. 97:3.4
- Samuel mocked priests of Baal and overthrow Baal sites 97:1.3
- there was a temple dedicated to Baal in Jerusalem alongside the temple of Yahweh 97:9.21
- there was a temple, “high place of Baal,” on hill in Nazareth one hundred years earlier from Jesus times 126:1.2
Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- Josiah's folly 97:9.24 — 2 Ki 23:25-30; 2 Ch 35:20-24; Ezk 1:25-38.
- Rough and ready 97:1.3 — 1 Sam 7:3-4.
- Chops in pieces a captive king 97:1.3 — 1 Sam 15:32-33.
- Pillars of the earth are Lord's 97:1.3 — 1 Sam 2:8.
- End of kingdom 97:9.21 — 2 Ki 17:4-6.
- Remnant of Israel 97:9.21 — 2 Ch 34:9; Is 10:20; Jer 6:9; Ezk 11:13; Mic 2:12; Zep 3:13.
- Adding house to house 97:9.21 — Is 5:8.
- Revolt by boy king Joash 97:9.21 — 2 Ki 11:12,17-19; 2 Ch 23:11,16-20.
- High place of Baal 126:1.2 — Nm 22:41.
- Josiah defeated 126:1.2 — 2 Ki 23:29-30; 2 Ch 35:20-24.
- Sisera defeated 126:1.2 — Jg 4:10-16.
- Joseph sold as slave 126:1.2 — Gn 37:23-28.
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Baal is linked in 6 paragraphs of the text.
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