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Baʿal Berith (Hebrew: בעל ברית, lit. ' Baʿal of the Covenant') and El Berith (Hebrew: אל ברית , lit. 'God of the Covenant') are titles of a god or gods worshiped in Shechem , in ancient Canaan , according to the Bible .
At first the name Baal was used by the Jews for their God without discrimination, but as the struggle between the two religions developed, the name Baal was given up by the Israelites as a thing of shame, and even names like Jerubbaal were changed to Jerubbosheth: Hebrew bosheth means "shame".
His name was surely taken from Ba'al Berith, a form of Baal worshiped in Berith , Phoenicia. In Alchemy Berith was the element with which all metals could be transmuted into gold. [citation needed] "Berith" is the Hebrew word for covenant, it was originated from the Akkadian (Babylonian) word "Biritu" which means "to fetter" or "to bond".
Berith may refer to: Covenants in Hebrew, particularly The biblical covenant between God and Israel; ... Baal Berith, a Canaanite deity This page was last edited on ...
Baal-berith – lord of the covenant Baale – same as Baalath Baal-gad – lord Gad, or lord of Gad, or lord of fortune/felicity Baal-hamon – he who rules a crowd Baal-hanan – Ba'al is gracious Baal-hermon – lord of destruction / of a cursed-thing Baali – my lord; lord over me Baalim – lords; masters; (later Jewish use: false gods)
According to the narrative about Jotham in the Book of Judges, Shechem was a site where there was a sanctuary of El-Berith, also known as Baal Berith, meaning "God of the covenant" and "Lord of the covenant", respectively; [38] scholars have suggested that the Joshua story about the site derives from a covenant made there in Canaanite times. [39]
Articles relating to Baal, a title and honorific meaning "owner," "lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity. From its use among people, it came to be applied to gods. The title is particularly associated with the storm and fertility god Hadad.
The Baal Cycle is an Ugaritic text (c. 1500–1300 BCE) about the Canaanite god Baʿal (𐎁𐎓𐎍 lit. "Owner", "Lord"), a storm god associated with fertility . The Baal Cycle consists of six tablets, itemized as KTU 1.1–1.6.