Baal

(noun)

The native storm god of the Hyksos.

Related Terms

Examples of Baal in the following topics:

  • Women in Pre-Islamic Arabia

    • Marriage by capture, or "Ba'al," was also a common pre-Islamic practice.

  • The Second Intermediate Period

    • The Hyksos were of mixed Asiatic origin with mainly Semitic components, and their native storm god, Baal, became associated with the Egyptian storm god Seth.