Prophets of Baal
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The Prophets of Baal were pagan religious functionaries in the Hebrew Bible who promoted the worship of the Canaanite storm god Baal in opposition to the God of Israel.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical people
ⓘ
pagan priesthood ⓘ religious group ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mount Carmel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCultCenter | Samaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Contest on Mount Carmel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
King Ahab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Jezebel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithKingdom | Kingdom of Israel (Northern Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condemnedAs |
false prophets
ⓘ
idolaters ⓘ |
| condemnedBy | Deuteronomistic historian ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
ancient Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Near East ⓘ |
| defeatedIn | contest of fire on Mount Carmel ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Canaanite religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fateIn1Kings18 | slaughtered at the Kishon Valley ⓘ |
| genderComposition | primarily male ⓘ |
| languageContext | Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Kings
ⓘ
1 Kings 18 ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| numberIn1Kings18 | 450 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Elijah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
God of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Yahweh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | worship of Yahweh ⓘ |
| primaryNarrativeRole |
advocates of idolatry
ⓘ
opponents of Elijah ⓘ |
| religion | Baalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
bloodletting
ⓘ
calling on Baal ⓘ dancing around altar ⓘ sacrificial offerings ⓘ self-laceration ⓘ |
| role |
cultic officials
ⓘ
prophets ⓘ religious functionaries ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | negative exemplars ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
apostasy in Israelite religion
ⓘ
conflict between monotheism and polytheism ⓘ |
| theologicalFunction | mediators between Baal and his worshippers ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monarchic period of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| viewedAsByBiblicalAuthors | threat to covenant fidelity ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity |
Baal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canaanite storm god ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.