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    Posted: 01-Sep-2012 at 19:14
No clue. Could have been any of them really. Depends on which god they followed.
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So all these Baals were associated with storms and human sacrifices? Perhaps the last names were added later as people of different regions tried to prove their idol was the real deal. This may be concidence, but God's title is also Lord
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No. All these gods were usually very different. How much later? Not before the 900's BC. Anyway its unlikely the gods were altered.
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Originally posted by Nick1986

Which one of these Baals was the storm-god from the bible who failed to ignite Elijah's sacrifice with lightning from heaven?


The one you are referring to is Hadad which is the Northwest Semitic name for the Akkadian Adad. This god was usually called "Baal" instead of Hadad. It's makes sense that the biggest most powerful god would be simply referred to as "Lord" a little bit like how Jews use "Adonai" (lit. Lord) to refer to  God without having to specify his name due to his greatness.
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Was Phalaris' brazen bull a Greek attempt to introduce the Molech cult? Prisoners were locked inside and a set of flutes in the bull's nose distorted their screams to sound like the bellowing of a bull
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