Paula's last name on American Idol is Abdul.
His last name is Cowell and he created the show in Britain called Britain idol and then brought it to America as American idol. I think :/
His name is Simon Cowell.
Her name is Katie Stevens .
Carrie Underwood
Mephibosheth was also known as Meribaal because Meribaal means "the one who contends with Baal," while Mephibosheth means "exterminating the idol." The name change was likely done to distance him from any association with the pagan god Baal.
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)
One pagan God was Baal.
Technically speaking, he is not an idol. An idol is a representative of something, such as a god. Worshiping either is prohibited, in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Many people worshipped idols of Baal in the Bible.
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.
Elijah asked the pagan prophets of Baal to put more water on the sacrifice he was giving to the living God.
Baal Zebuv or "lord of flies". It was a deliberate mocking of the real name of a pagan deity used in Kings 2.
The definition of idol is "a material effigy that is worshipped".A Pagan is one who holds a set of nature based beliefs.A "Pagan idol" could be an effigy or representation of any God, Goddess, or spiritual figure important within a Pagan spiritual pathway. Examples include statues associated with the Roman Goddess Epona (of horses and war), found dating back to 299ce.
Karin Baal's birth name is Karin Blauermel.
Merib-baal Means "Contender with Baal"
Baal was a god of the Philistines. It made the Israelites stray away from following the one and true God. It was an idol. Many times the kings tried to reform Israel and take Baal out of the picture, but the nation had a hard time with that. Other times, the kings were the ones who encouraged the nation to worship Baal.
The Templars were accused of worshipping a pagan idol known as Baphomet. This idol was described as a head with a long beard and sometimes associated with the devil. However, it is important to note that these accusations were part of the confessions extracted under torture, and there is no historical evidence to support the existence of such an idol within the Order.