Baal

: . The fem. art. here agrees with the usage of LXX, where, following a similar Hebrew practice ( for ), appears to have been substituted in reading for the written (cf. ), and to account for the freq. use of the fem. art. bef. . The usage, however, is not general, and in the passage cited in Ro (), LXX reads .† Baal Ro 11:4 III Ki 18:19 III Ki 19:18 (LXX) בֹּשֶׁת בַּעַל αἰσχύνη Βάαλ Β τῷ Β

Baal, a Phœnician deity (used as a symbol of idolatry)

Baal