- Baal-Shamayim
- ‘Lord of the Heavens’ held sway throughout the Phoenician sphere of influence, and was the most serious rival to Yahweh in Israel.
Who’s Who in non-classical mythology . John Keegan. 2014.
Baal-Shamayim
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