Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Baal’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Baal’ occurs 93 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 36:38 And when he also had passed away, Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, succeeded to the kingdom.Genesis 36:38
Number of the word / term Baal in Genesis: 1
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 14:2 “Speak to the sons of Israel. Let them turn back and encamp away from the region of Pihahiroth, which is between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal-zephon. In its sight you shall place your camp, above the sea.Exodus 14:2
Exodus 14:9 And when the Egyptians followed the footsteps of those who preceded them, they found them in a camp above the sea. All the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and the entire army, were in Pihahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.Exodus 14:9
Number of the word / term Baal in Exodus: 2
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 22:41 Then, when morning arrived, he led him to the heights of Baal, and he gazed upon the most distant portions of the population.Numbers 22:41
Numbers 25:3 And Israel was initiated into Baal of Peor. And so the Lord, being angry,Numbers 25:3
Numbers 25:5 And Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Let each one kill his neighbors, who have been initiated into Baal of Peor.”Numbers 25:5
Numbers 32:38 and Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names having been changed) and Sibmah, appointing names for the cities which they had built.Numbers 32:38
Numbers 33:7 Departing from there, they arrived opposite Pi-hahiroth, which looks out toward Baal-zephon, and they were encamped before Migdol.Numbers 33:7
Number of the word / term Baal in Numbers: 5
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 4:3 Your eyes have seen all that the Lord has done against Baal-peor, in what manner he has crushed all of his worshippers from among you.Deuteronomy 4:3
Number of the word / term Baal in Deuteronomy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 22:17 Is it a small thing to you that you have sinned with Baal of Peor, and that the stain of that crime continues among us, even to the present day? And many of the people have fallen.Joshua 22:17
Number of the word / term Baal in Joshua: 1
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book Judges
Judges 2:11 And the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they served the Baals.Judges 2:11
Judges 2:13 forsaking him, and serving Baal and Ashtaroth.Judges 2:13
Judges 3:3 the five princes of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who were living on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath.Judges 3:3
Judges 3:7 And they did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they forgot their God, while serving the Baals and Ashtaroth.Judges 3:7
Judges 6:25 that night, the Lord said to him: “Take a bull of your father’s, and another bull of seven years, and you shall destroy the altar of Baal, which is your father’s. And you shall cut down the sacred grove which is around the altar.Judges 6:25
Judges 6:28 And when the men of that town had risen up in the morning, they saw the altar of Baal destroyed, and the sacred grove cut down, and the second bull set upon the altar, which then had been built.Judges 6:28
Judges 6:30 And they said to Joash: “Bring forward your son here, so that he may die. For he has destroyed the altar of Baal, and he has cut down the sacred grove.”Judges 6:30
Judges 6:31 But he responded to them: “Could you be the avengers of Baal, so that you fight on his behalf? Whoever is his adversary, let him die before the light arrives tomorrow; if he is a god, let him vindicate himself against him who has overturned his altar.”Judges 6:31
Judges 6:32 From that day, Gideon was called Jerubbaal, because Joash had said, “Let Baal avenge himself against him who has overturned his altar.”Judges 6:32
Judges 8:33 But after Gideon died, the sons of Israel turned away, and they committed fornication with the Baals. And they struck a covenant with Baal, so that he would be their god.Judges 8:33
Judges 9:4 And they gave to him the weight of seventy silver coins from the shrine of Baal-berith. With this, he hired for himself indigent and wandering men, and they followed him.Judges 9:4
Judges 10:6 But the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, joining new sins to old, and they served idols, the Baals and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria and Sidon, and of Moab and the sons of Ammon, and the Philistines. And they abandoned the Lord, and they did not worship him.Judges 10:6
Judges 10:10 And crying out to the Lord, they said: “We have sinned against you. For we have forsaken the Lord our God, and we have served the Baals.”Judges 10:10
Number of the word / term Baal in Judges: 13
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 7:3 Then Samuel spoke to the entire house of Israel, saying: “If you would return to the Lord with your whole heart, take away strange gods from among you, the Baals and Ashtaroth, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve him alone. And he will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.”1 Samuel 7:3
1 Samuel 7:4 Therefore, the sons of Israel took away the Baals and Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord alone.1 Samuel 7:4
1 Samuel 12:10 But afterward, they cried out to the Lord, and they said: ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and we have served the Baals and Ashtaroth. Now therefore, rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.’1 Samuel 12:10
Number of the word / term Baal in 1 Samuel: 3
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 5:20 Therefore, David went to Baal-perazim. And he struck them there. And he said, “The Lord has divided my enemies before me, just as the waters are divided.” Because of this, the name of that place was called Baal-perazim.2 Samuel 5:20
2 Samuel 13:23 Then, after the time of two years, it happened that the sheep of Absalom were being shorn in Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim. And Absalom invited all the sons of the king.2 Samuel 13:23
Number of the word / term Baal in 2 Samuel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 16:31 And it was not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. In addition, he took as a wife Jezebel, the daughter of Eth-baal, the king of the Sidonians. And he went astray, and he served Baal, and adored him.1 Kings 16:31
1 Kings 16:32 And he set up an altar for Baal, in the temple of Baal, which he had built at Samaria.1 Kings 16:32
1 Kings 18:18 And he said: “I have not troubled Israel. But it is you, and the house of your father, who have abandoned the commandments of the Lord, and have followed the Baals.1 Kings 18:18
1 Kings 18:19 Yet truly now, send and gather to me all of Israel, on Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of the sacred groves, who eat from the table of Jezebel.”1 Kings 18:19
1 Kings 18:21 Then Elijah, drawing near to all the people, said: “How long will you waver between two sides? If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal is, then follow him.” And the people did not respond a word to him.1 Kings 18:21
1 Kings 18:22 And Elijah said again to the people: “I alone remain as a prophet of the Lord. But the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.1 Kings 18:22
1 Kings 18:25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal: “Choose for yourselves one ox, and prepare it first. For you are many. And call on the names of your gods, but do not place fire under it.”1 Kings 18:25
1 Kings 18:26 And when they had taken an ox, which he had given to them, they prepared it. And they called on the name of Baal, from morning even until midday, saying, “O Baal, heed us.” And there was no voice, nor did anyone respond. And so they leaped upon the altar that they had made.1 Kings 18:26
1 Kings 18:40 And Elijah said to them, “Apprehend the prophets of Baal, and do not let even one of them escape.” And when they had apprehended them, Elijah led them down to the torrent Kishon, and he put them to death there.1 Kings 18:40
1 Kings 19:18 And I will leave for myself seven thousand men in Israel, whose knees have not been bent before Baal, and every mouth that has not adored him, kissing hands.”1 Kings 19:18
1 Kings 22:53 Also, he served Baal, and he adored him, and he provoked the Lord, the God of Israel, in accord with all that his father had done.1 Kings 22:53
Number of the word / term Baal in 1 Kings: 11
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 3:2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as his father and mother did. For he took away the statues of Baal, which his father had made.2 Kings 3:2
2 Kings 4:42 Now a certain man arrived from Baal-Shalishah, carrying, for the man of God, bread from the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and new grain in his satchel. But he said, “Give it to the people, so that they may eat.”2 Kings 4:42
2 Kings 10:18 Then Jehu gathered together the entire people. And he said to them: “Ahab worshipped Baal a little, but I will worship him even more.2 Kings 10:18
2 Kings 10:19 Now therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, and all his servants, and all his priests. Let no one be permitted not to come, for great is the sacrifice from me to Baal. Whoever will fail to come, he shall not live.” Now Jehu was doing this treacherously, so that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.2 Kings 10:19
2 Kings 10:20 And he said: “Sanctify a day of solemnity for Baal.” And he summoned2 Kings 10:20
2 Kings 10:21 and sent into all the borders of Israel. And all the servants of Baal came. There was left behind not even one who did not arrive. And they entered into the temple of Baal. And the house of Baal was filled, all the way from end to end.2 Kings 10:21
2 Kings 10:22 And he said to those who were over the vestments, “Bring forth vestments for all the servants of Baal.” And they brought forth vestments for them.2 Kings 10:22
2 Kings 10:23 And Jehu, upon entering the temple of Baal with Jehonadab, the son of Rechab, said to the worshippers of Baal, “Inquire and see that there is no one with you from the servants of the Lord, but only from the servants of Baal.”2 Kings 10:23
2 Kings 10:25 Then it happened that, when the holocaust had been completed, Jehu ordered his soldiers and officers, saying: “Enter and strike them down. Let no one escape.” And the soldiers and officers struck them down with the edge of the sword, and they cast them out. And they went into the city of the temple of Baal,2 Kings 10:25
2 Kings 10:26 and they took away the statue from the shine of Baal, and they burned it up2 Kings 10:26
2 Kings 10:27 and crushed it. They also tore down the temple of Baal, and they made it into a latrine, even to this day.2 Kings 10:27
2 Kings 10:28 And thus did Jehu wipe away Baal from Israel.2 Kings 10:28
2 Kings 11:18 And all the people of the land entered the temple of Baal, and they tore down his altars, and they thoroughly crushed the statues. Also, they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, before the altar. And the priest placed guards in the house of the Lord.2 Kings 11:18
2 Kings 17:16 And they abandoned all the precepts of the Lord, their God. And they made for themselves two molten calves and sacred groves. And they adored the entire celestial army. And they served Baal.2 Kings 17:16
2 Kings 21:3 And he turned away. And he built up the high places that his father, Hezekiah, had destroyed. And he erected altars to Baal, and he made sacred groves, just as Ahab, the king of Israel, had done. And he adored the entire army of heaven, and he served them.2 Kings 21:3
2 Kings 23:4 And the king instructed Hilkiah, the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, so that they would cast out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels which had been made for Baal, and for the sacred grove, and for the entire army of heaven. And he burned them outside of Jerusalem, in the steep valley of Kidron. And he carried their dust into Bethel.2 Kings 23:4
2 Kings 23:5 And he destroyed the soothsayers, whom the kings of Judah had appointed to sacrifice in the high places throughout the cities of Judah, and all around Jerusalem, along with those who were burning incense to Baal, and to the Sun, and to the Moon, and to the twelve signs, and to the entire army of heaven.2 Kings 23:5
Number of the word / term Baal in 2 Kings: 17
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 1:49 Shaul also having died, Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, reigned in his place.1 Chronicles 1:49
1 Chronicles 4:33 with all their villages, on every side of these cities, as far as Baal. This is their habitation and the distribution of the settlements.1 Chronicles 4:33
1 Chronicles 5:5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,1 Chronicles 5:5
1 Chronicles 5:23 Also, the sons of the one half tribe of Manasseh possessed the land, from the parts of Bashan as far as Baal, Hermon, and Sanir, and Mount Hermon. For certainly, their number was immense.1 Chronicles 5:23
1 Chronicles 8:30 and his firstborn son was Abdon, and then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,1 Chronicles 8:30
1 Chronicles 9:36 His firstborn son was Abdon, and then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,1 Chronicles 9:36
1 Chronicles 14:11 And when they had ascended to Baal-perazim, David struck them there, and he said: “God has divided my enemies by my hand, just as waters are divided.” And therefore the name of that place was called Baal-perazim.1 Chronicles 14:11
1 Chronicles 27:28 Now over the olive groves and the fig groves, which were in the plains, was Baal-hanan, a Gederite; and over the oil cellars was Joash.1 Chronicles 27:28
Number of the word / term Baal in 1 Chronicles: 8
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 17:3 And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father, David. And he did not trust in the Baals,2 Chronicles 17:3
2 Chronicles 23:17 And so, all the people entered into the house of Baal, and they destroyed it. And they broke apart his altars and idols. Also, they put to death Mattan, the priest of Baal, before the altars.2 Chronicles 23:17
2 Chronicles 24:7 For that very impious woman Athaliah and her sons have destroyed the house of God, and they have adorned the shrine of Baal from all the things that had been sanctified in the temple of the Lord.”2 Chronicles 24:7
2 Chronicles 28:2 Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. Moreover, he also cast statues for the Baals.2 Chronicles 28:2
2 Chronicles 33:3 And turning away, he repaired the high places, which had been demolished by his father, Hezekiah. And he constructed altars to the Baals, and made sacred groves. And he adored the entire army of heaven, and he served them.2 Chronicles 33:3
2 Chronicles 34:4 And in his sight, they destroyed the altars of the Baals, and they demolished the idols which had been set upon them. And then he cut down the sacred groves and crushed the graven images. And he scattered the fragments upon the tombs of those who had been accustomed to immolate to them.2 Chronicles 34:4
Number of the word / term Baal in 2 Chronicles: 6
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 106:28 And they were initiated into Baal of Peor, and they ate the sacrifices of the dead.Psalm 106:28
Number of the word / term Baal in Psalm: 1
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:8 The priests have not sad: ‘Where is the Lord?’ And those who held the law did not know me. And the pastors betrayed me. And the prophets prophesied in Baal and followed idols.Jeremiah 2:8
Jeremiah 7:9 so as to steal, to murder, to commit adultery, to swear falsely, to offer libations to Baal, and to go after strange gods, which you do not know.Jeremiah 7:9
Jeremiah 9:14 And they have gone after the depravity of their own heart, and after Baal, which they learned from their fathers.”Jeremiah 9:14
Jeremiah 11:13 For according to the number of your cities, so were your gods, O Judah. And according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem, so did you establish altars of confusion, altars to offer libations to Baal.Jeremiah 11:13
Jeremiah 11:17 And the Lord of hosts, who planted you, has pronounced an evil against you, concerning the evils of the house of Israel and the house of Judah, which they have done to themselves so as to provoke me, by offering libations to Baal.”Jeremiah 11:17
Jeremiah 12:16 And this shall be: if they are taught and they learn the ways of my people, so that they swear by my name, ‘As the Lord lives,’ just as they had taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will be built up in the midst of my people.Jeremiah 12:16
Jeremiah 19:5 And they have built the exalted places of Baal, in order to burn their children with fire as a holocaust to Baal, something that I did not instruct or speak of, nor did it enter into my heart.Jeremiah 19:5
Jeremiah 23:13 And I have seen the foolishness of the prophets of Samaria. They have prophesied in Baal, and they have deceived my people Israel.Jeremiah 23:13
Jeremiah 23:27 They want to cause my people to forget my name, by means of their dreams, which each of them describes to his neighbor, just as their fathers forgot my name for the sake of Baal.Jeremiah 23:27
Jeremiah 32:29 And the Chaldeans fighting against this city will advance, and set fire to it, and burn it, along with the houses on whose roofs they were offering sacrifice to Baal and were pouring out libations to strange gods, so that they provoked me to wrath.Jeremiah 32:29
Jeremiah 32:35 And they have built the exalted places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, so that they may initiate their sons and their daughters into Molech, though I did not command, nor did it enter into my heart, that they should do this abomination, and so lead Judah into sin.Jeremiah 32:35
Number of the word / term Baal in Jeremiah: 11
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 25:9 therefore, behold, I will open the shoulder of Moab from the cities, from his cities, I say, and from his borders, the famous cities of the land of Beth-Jesimoth, and Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim,Ezekiel 25:9
Number of the word / term Baal in Ezekiel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book Hosea
Hosea 2:8 And she did not know that I gave her grain and wine and oil, and that I increased her silver and gold, which they made into Baal.Hosea 2:8
Hosea 2:13 And I will inflict on her the days of the Baals, for whom she burned incense, and ornamented herself with earrings and necklace, and went after her lovers, and forgot about me,” says the Lord.Hosea 2:13
Hosea 2:16 And it will be in that day,” says the Lord, “that she will call me, ‘My Husband,’ and she will no longer call me, ‘My Baal.’Hosea 2:16
Hosea 2:17 And I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and she will no longer remember their name.Hosea 2:17
Hosea 9:10 I discovered Israel like grapes in the desert. Like the first fruits of the fig tree, I saw their fathers on the end of its branches. But they went in to Baal-peor, and they have been estranged by intermingling, and they have became abominable, just like the things that they chose to love.Hosea 9:10
Hosea 10:14 A tumult will arise among your people. And all your fortifications will be laid waste, just as Salman was destroyed by the house of him that judged Baal on the day of the battle, the mother having been crushed against her sons.Hosea 10:14
Hosea 11:2 They called them, and so they departed before their face. They offered victims to the Baals, and they sacrificed to graven images.Hosea 11:2
Hosea 13:1 While Ephraim was speaking, a horror entered Israel, and he offended by Baal, and he died.Hosea 13:1
Number of the word / term Baal in Hosea: 8
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book Zephaniah
Zephaniah 1:4 And I will extend my hand over Judah and over all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will disperse from this place the remnant of Baal, and the names of the administrators along with the priests,Zephaniah 1:4
Number of the word / term Baal in Zephaniah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Baal’ in the book Romans
Romans 11:4 But what is the Divine response to him? “I have retained for myself seven thousand men, who have not bent their knees before Baal.”Romans 11:4
Number of the word / term ‘Baal’ in Romans: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 93
