Ba’al is a generic title meaning “Lord”, and hence was applied both to kings and deities, usually king deities like Zeus (belos), Melquart (Jezebel’s preferred one, most likely), Molech, Hadad (standard Canaanite), Asshur, Marduk, and any number of others. El meant “god”, and was usually applied to Ba’al’s (whichever one) father.
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