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.
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.
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
Baal ('Lord') was the West Semitic storm god. Eventually there were many Baalim, including, for example, Baal-hanan. There are numerous references to the Hebrew worship of Baalim, including: Judges 8:33,1 Kings 18:19 and 2 Kings 4. In 2 Kings 23:5 we learn that incense was burnt throughout Judah, to Baal, the sun, moon and the planets, and all the hosts of heaven.Astarte was the West Semitic fertility goddess crucified and sent to hell. In the end, Astarte alternates with her lover, Tammuz, spending six months of the year in the underworld and six months on earth. This story is indirectly mentioned by Ezekiel (8:14), when he told of the worship of Tammuz by the people of Judah: "And he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord's house which was towards the north: and behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz." Asherah was also an important West Semitic goddess, frequently mentioned in the Old Testament, and was once really the same goddess.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 20 words with the pattern --ALI-. That is, six letter words with 3rd letter A and 4th letter L and 5th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are: alalia aralia baalim bialis dualin goalie hyalin italic khalif mealie oxalic oxalis ozalid qualia realia sialic sialid thalis ugalis uralis
words beginning with l ending with m: * loom * laburnum * lam * Lamaism * landform * lanthanum * legman * liberalism * literalism * lineman * linoleum * localism * logarithm * long-term * lukewarm * lumen * lycopodium
The cast of Aquarius - 2000 includes: Joseph Anthony Pedigo as Thaddeus Angie Cassada as Anne Baalim Vince Cristaldi as Haslik Lindsay Czarniak as Mist Courtney Dunn as Isadora Melinda Fausch as Helena Michael Frank as Justin Dann Furia as Lance Cosmocratores John Gerukos as Richard Rogers Hamilton as Liam Michael Hankins as Marcus Pavlof Vicki Juul as Female Bystander Dean Malissa as High Priest Gregory Ali Joe Marrow as Magnus John Martineau as Aaron Michael McKennitt as Pomandres 2028 Daniel Neill as Theodoric Jeremy Orebaugh as Delling Marvin Pedigo as Demos Hunter Phoenix as Ciara Jesse Rider as Quinn (Anshu) George Wead as Leopold