Lord Ba'al
The antiquity of the worship of the god or gods of Baal extends back to the 14th century BC among the ancient Semitic peoples.
In ancient times, many gods bore the title Ba'al. The inhabitants of territories each adopted for themselves their own version of Ba'al as a diety, protector and benefactor. Ba'al means “master” or “owner”, but more commonly "lord".
This may of been minor Goauld acting under the guise of the real Ba’al to ensure the peoples where kept under control by fear.
In Christian writings, Ba'al is thought of as a demon. This may be due to the Una host but it is unsure how these writings came to earth
Ba'al was the son of El, the high god of the Caananites. El was thought to be actually Ra. It is unknown how Ba’al served El (Ra) but his deep resentment would later make him aid Anubis to overthrow Ra.
Ba’al first assigment was to defeat Lord Yam a minor Lord who served Lord Mot. (Lord Mot had battled Ra on several occasions but was defeated every time.) Lord Yam had been building weapons for Lord Mot and had taken over numerous planets rich in naquadah and loyal to Ra.
Lord Baal announced that he would no longer acknowledge the authority of Lord Mot, Lord Mot decided to make a move, and he and a few other minor Goauld started to invade Ra’s terrotorys. Lord Baal was issued to stop Lord Mot. Baal knew he had not the army or power to fight Mot. Baal attacked Mot and was killed. This enraged Anat, Ba’al consort who pleaded with El (Ra) and the other gods to renew her lover lifes. El (Ra) declined and Anat’s first prime Shapash, brought the body of Baal back.
El (Ra) asked Athar, to take over Baals position.
Anat went to Lord Mot and begged him to restore Baal to life, but her please went without avail, and Anat's attempts to interest the other gods in helping her were met with cautious indifference. Thus, Anat assaulted Mot, ripping him to pieces "with a sharp knife, El (Ra) , in the meantime, had a dream in which fertility returned, which suggested that Baal was not dead. Afterwards, he instructed Shapash to keep watch for him during her daily travels. In the due course of time Baal was restored, and Athtar fled from his throne. Yet Mot was able to arrange another attack, but on this occasion all of the gods supported Baal, and neither combatant could gain the victory. Finally El intervened and dismissed Mot, leaving Baal in possession of the domians.
The religion of the god Baal was widely accepted among the ancient Jews, and although it was put down at times, it was never permanently stamped out. Kings and other royalty of the ten Biblical tribes worshiped the god. The god's images were erected on many buildings. Within the religion there appeared to be numerous priests and various classes of devotees. During the ceremonies they wore appropriate robes. The ceremonies included burning incense, and offering burnt sacrifices, occasionally consisting of human victims. The officiating priests danced around the altars, chanting frantically and cutting themselves with knives to inspire the attention and compassion of the god.
Ba’al growing more confident decided that he would support Anubis, and overthrow his father. After Anubis defeat, Ba’al disappeared to ensure EL (Ra’s) wrath could never be achieved.
He would later emerge to work as underlord to Anubis and after Anubis so called death took over his remaining armies and became a powerful system lord, and now is underlord to the new Goauld Empire
Ba’al is known for being devious and underhanded. Baal once wiped out sixty million people in two star systems to avoid losing the territory to Sokar in a dispute. When he feels slighted, he has been known to send gifts that explode.
