Baal (demon)

This article is about demonology. For other uses, see Baal (disambiguation).
Dictionnaire Infernal illustration of Bael

Baal (/ˈbeɪl/ BAYL; sometimes spelled Bael, Baël (French), Baell) is in 17th century goetic occult writings one of the seven princes of Hell. The name is drawn from the Canaanite deity Baal mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the primary god of the Phoenicians.

While his Semitic predecessor was depicted as a man or a bull,[1] the demon Baal was in grimoire tradition said to appear in the forms of a man, cat, toad, or combinations thereof. An illustration in Collin de Plancy's 1818 book Dictionnaire Infernal rather curiously placed the heads of the three creatures onto a set of spider legs.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Miller, Patrick (2000).Israelite religion and Biblical theology: collected essays. Continuum International Publishing Group, p. 32. ISBN 1-84127-142-X
  2. ↑ The Bible of Mystery http://thebibleofmysteries.blogspot.com/2011/02/all-about-demon-baal.html

Sources

http://www.enduringword.com/commentaries/0905.htm