In Semitic culture, yes. That accounts for the regions surrounding Israel, which are more or less the birthplace of Abrahamic religion. Written mentions of Baal first appeared in the Hebrew Bible, mostly within the First and Second Book of Kings.
Baal didn't come to be identified as Satan until the New Testament, which was specific to Christianity.
Ba'al, sometimes known as Hadad, was not Satan in the Old Testament (that was Ha-Satan Samael), but instead a false god in scriptures devoted to Yahweh. Ba'al and Samael are seperate entities. Even calling him Lucifer is a misnomer, because according to Isaiah 14:12, "morning star" (Lucifer, in Latin) is the mortal king of Babylon who sought to elevate himself as like God.
In Semitic culture, yes. That accounts for the regions surrounding Israel, which are more or less the birthplace of Abrahamic religion. Written mentions of Baal first appeared in the Hebrew Bible, mostly within the First and Second Book of Kings.
Baal didn't come to be identified as Satan until the New Testament, which was specific to Christianity.
Ba'al, sometimes known as Hadad, was not Satan in the Old Testament (that was Ha-Satan Samael), but instead a false god in scriptures devoted to Yahweh. Ba'al and Samael are seperate entities. Even calling him Lucifer is a misnomer, because according to Isaiah 14:12, "morning star" (Lucifer, in Latin) is the mortal king of Babylon who sought to elevate himself as like God.