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Biblical Archaeology Review 49:3, Fall 2023

Yahweh or Baal—Who Was the God of Northern Israel?

By Michael J. Stahl

The Hebrew Bible denounces the Omride kings of the Northern Kingdom of Israel for their worship of the Phoenician storm god Baal and their failure to embrace Israel’s God Yahweh. However, historical sources reveal that the Omrides did indeed worship Yahweh but used imagery and language drawn from the more widely worshiped Baal.

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