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A:Baal was one of the most important West Semitic gods, worshipped as the High god among Phoenicians, but also important in Judah, Israel, Aram and elsewhere. In early times, he was a storm god, but during the eighth century BCE took on characteristics of a solar deity. Keel and Uehlinger (Gods, Goddesses and Images of God in Ancient Israel) say that Yahweh (YHWH) and Baal were almost synonymous in Israel during Iron Age IIB, the period from approximately 925 to 722 BCE and the end of the Israelite kingdom.
AnswerBa'al ("Lord") was a West Semitic storm god during early biblical times. He was worshipped by the Canaanites, Aramaeans and other west Semitic people, including the early Hebrews.

Ba'al was worshipped in various forms, one of which, Ba'al Hammond, became the chief god of Carthage in North Africa.

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