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Sazerac · 02-20-2002, 06:51 PM

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Originally posted by andora20:
[QB Wasn't there a Babylonian god called Bhaal? Sometimes the RPG's could be based on gods of ancient religions, and unless the guy said he was worshiping a god from DnD world, maybe he was unaware that the god he believed in was also from a game?[/QB]

Andora, could you change your color scheme? Black on dark brown is a pain in the rump to see! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Actually, the name of the god was B'aal, which was the Phoenecian god of agriculture. B'aal was demonized when the Hebrews returned to Israel and began to convert the Philistines and other races in the region to the worship of Yahweh. Some of the best stories in the Old Testament (Samson & Delilah, Ahab & Jezebel, Elijah, etc.) concern the old B'aal worship. B'aal, from what I can tell, originally wasn't an evil god like Moloch, to whom the indigent tribes sacrificed their children. (Notice that Moloch is the name of a type of Demon in AD&D as well, sort of like a Balor).

02-20-2002, 06:51 PM	#13
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 61 Posts: 7,387	quote: Originally posted by andora20: [QB Wasn't there a Babylonian god called Bhaal? Sometimes the RPG's could be based on gods of ancient religions, and unless the guy said he was worshiping a god from DnD world, maybe he was unaware that the god he believed in was also from a game?[/QB] Andora, could you change your color scheme? Black on dark brown is a pain in the rump to see! [img]smile.gif[/img] Actually, the name of the god was B'aal, which was the Phoenecian god of agriculture. B'aal was demonized when the Hebrews returned to Israel and began to convert the Philistines and other races in the region to the worship of Yahweh. Some of the best stories in the Old Testament (Samson & Delilah, Ahab & Jezebel, Elijah, etc.) concern the old B'aal worship. B'aal, from what I can tell, originally wasn't an evil god like Moloch, to whom the indigent tribes sacrificed their children. (Notice that Moloch is the name of a type of Demon in AD&D as well, sort of like a Balor). __________________ "And all my days are trances, and all my nightly dreams, Are where thy grey eye glances, and where thy footstep gleams, In what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams..."