![]() Perhaps the best known ancient rival to the Hebrew God was the pagan Baal, a term which means “master” or Rlord”, and is probably originally a general term for a variety of local deities in the area in and near the holy land. Even in the pages of the Hebrew Bible, there were many alternatives to the Lord God of Israel, and in this article we will consider three of the now largely forgotten deities who once opposed Him, who alone is most great. Whatever else those three faiths might say, they would agree with Psalm 95:3, that “The Lord is a great God and a great king above all gods.”īut God is not and has not been without his rivals, even in antiquity. ![]() ![]() The Jews, the Christians and the Muslims, among others, all accord the ancient Hebrew God their devotion. That the Hebrew God is the best known of all gods worshiped in the world today needs no explanation. ![]()
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