Dagon and Ashtaroth are two of the gods of the nations near Israel. Dagon occurs mainly in 1 Samuel Chap. 5 Ashtaroth occurs mainly in 1 Samuel Chaps. 7,12 & 31
The oldest one that I can think of is the only one in the bible: Baalim and his Ass
The word "baalim" is plural. The baal was a Middle-Eastern pagan deity with local variations (baal, baal-peor, baal zebub, baal beq, baal berith, baal me'on, baal gad, baal hermon, baal peratzim, etc.). It was worshiped by idolaters as a deity of weather and fertility.
Depending in part on the translator, Astaroth, Ashtoreth and Asherah are variants of the name of the Semitic goddess of the planet Venus and of fertility. Because the books that reference her were written or edited after the adoption of monotheism, those references that exist are usually derogatory and it is usually implied that worship of the goddess was only of short duration by those of a rebellious nature, yet in one form or other we find frequent references to her right up until the time of the Deuteronomistic reforms of the seventh century BCE. Most biblical references link her with the god Baal, rather than with Yahweh, but archaeological finds show her linked with the God Yahweh.The King James Bible does not use the style, Ashtareth , only one reference to Astaroth, which is interpreted as a place named after the goddess, and several references to Ashtaroth.Deuteronomy 1:4 "After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei"The variant Ashtaroth is used for the goddess, including the following examples:Judges 2:13 "And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth"Judges 10:6 "And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth..."1 Samuel 7:3 "And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you..."The KJV and someother English translations have often translated Asherah as 'groves', simply because the translators of the time did not understand what an asherah was.
Astaroth, (also Ashtaroth, Astarot and Asteroth), in demonology, is a Crowned Prince of Hell. He is a male figure named after the Canaanite goddess Ashtoreth.
Animal Farm by George Orwell. Aesop's fables: the fox and the grapes, Hercules and the wagoner.... Baalim and his ass The story of Pinocchio has episodes with talking animals in it. Watership down The plague dogs.
Baal (sometimes spelled Bael, Baël(French), Baell usually pronounced "bail") is one of the seven princes of Hell. He is mentioned widely in the Old Testament as the primary pagan idol of the Phoenicians, often associated with the heathen goddess Ashtaroth (not to be confused with Astaroth)
H. Oort has written: 'The New Testament for learners' -- subject(s): Bible, History of Biblical events. 'The worship of Baalim in Israel' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Baal (Deity), Judaism, Religion, Baal (Canaanite deity)
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I would like to nominate Aesop as a famous and early user of fables. There are fables earlier than him of course, but we don't know the names of the authors. Baalim and his talking ass: biblical author unknown; Garden of Eden, Eve talking to the serpent: biblical author unknown.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern --A-IM. That is, six letter words with 3rd letter A and 5th letter I and 6th letter M. In alphabetical order, they are: baalim statim
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern --ALIM. That is, six letter words with 3rd letter A and 4th letter L and 5th letter I and 6th letter M. In alphabetical order, they are: baalim