A descendant of Reuben.
Baal
Named in 1 verse of 1 Chronicles, first in 1 Chronicles 5:5.
בַּ֫עַלBaal
The name means “master; lord.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Baal Written by AI
Baal is briefly mentioned in 1 Chronicles 5:5 as part of the genealogy of the tribe of Reuben. He is described as the son of Reaiah, who was the son of Micah, who was the son of Shimei. This lineage traces Baal's ancestry back to Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel (or 'Jacob'). The genealogy is given in the context of describing the clans and leaders of Reuben, suggesting that Baal and his family were part of this tribe.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Baal, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Lord. (1.) The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM (Judg. 2:11; 10:10; 1 Kings 18:18; Jer. 2:23; Hos. 2:17). Baal is identified with Molech (Jer. 19:5). It was known to the Israelites as Baal-peor (Num. 25:3; Deut. 4:3), was worshipped till the time of Samuel (1 Sam 7:4), and was afterwards the religion of the ten tribes in the time of Ahab (1 Kings 16:31-33; 18:19, 22). It prevailed also for a time in the kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 8:27; comp. 11:18; 16:3; 2 Chr. 28:2), till finally put an end to by the severe discipline of the Captivity (Zeph. 1:4-6). The priests of Baal were in great numbers (1 Kings 18:19), and of various classes (2 Kings 10:19). Their mode of offering sacrifices is described in 1 Kings 18:25-29. The sun-god, under the general title of Baal, or “lord,” was the chief object of worship of the Canaanites. Each locality had its special Baal, and the various local Baals were summed up under the name of Baalim, or “lords.” Each Baal had a wife, who was a colourless reflection of himself.
(2.) A Benjamite, son of Jehiel, the progenitor of the Gibeonites (1 Chr. 8:30; 9:36).
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(3.) The name of a place inhabited by the Simeonites, the same probably as Baal-ath-beer (1 Chr. 4:33; Josh. 19:8).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- 1 Chronicles 5:5
Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
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