The Disturbing Origins of BAAL | Diablo 2 Resurrected History Explained

[@Xenaisthebusiness]

Hannibal, Carthage’s most iconic general who almost destroyed Rome, means “favorite of Baal.”

[@CanaiLore]

As someone that loves seeing how creators tie in real world history, or especially mythology/religion into making a world, this was really cool! Your content for Sanctuary is my favorite, so would love to see more like this, awesome work as always!

[@dontcare3]

ba'al and many other old gods are not just mythology, in fact the word "mythology" is used to hide true history behind a giant paper rock.

[@christiankoll1528]

Awesome dude. One of the main reasons I love the Diablo franchise is the real world mythological tie ins. I had a pretty religious family growing up, so I was constantly in sunday school(protestant father) and catechism(catholic mother). I remember my 10 year old self catching all these biblical references and being like... this is the darkest, most terrifying game I've ever played. Been in love ever since.

[@dustypaint]

Most likely the developers of Diablo franchise also have the similar religious families aswell

[@RetroDeathReviews666]

I too have a super religious family and it made me terrified of the first game when I was younger. I remember my aunt got this (Diablo 2 Battle Chest) for me at walmart but when I got home, my mom was mortified and forced her to take it back to the store. Because "Diablo" means devil in spanish, and also because of how incredibly evil the box looked. I loved it, and it's still one of my favorite box arts of all time.

[@lawrencefitzgerald4744]

Thanks for explaining the wonderful tie in between the game's lore and actual world history.

[@DarkLOREDash]

My pleasure! I love that they made his in game lore mirror real world religious ties!

[@lawrencefitzgerald4744]

@@DarkLOREDash Same. In a weird way, it almost adds "legitimacy"--or authenticity--to the game's lore.

[@robbzooi]

@@DarkLOREDash The whole of diablo franchise does that, which is at least for me, why the game is so great

[@aaaaaaaabre]

@@DarkLOREDash You know what they say, imitation is the greatest form of flattery. :) Nevertheless, Diablo creators did a fantastic job with the lore.

[@squirtchimsley8682]

You should probably look into it for yourself because this dude stretched a lot of the real-world mythology.

[@SylentViper]

you dont understand how good it makes me feel to see new D2 content starting to appear in my recommended

[@HagurD]

This man reaally enjoys his job. Great content mate keep it up

[@badzsculptures3755]

Baal's Appearance introduction in act 5 and Kain in "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver" has the same energy to me when I was a kid playing those games. Both scary as fuck but makes the game more exciting to play

[@guyincognito5663]

@Michael Flannery Oh yes.

[@arx3516]

I don't remember any character named Baal in SoulReaver. Maybe you refer to that turelim vampire from wich you absorb the telekinetic projectile power?

[@badzsculptures3755]

@@arx3516 read it again

[@daviewaviee6079]

I think Baal was a fitting *final boss* in the main story part of D2. We know Diablo and Mephisto are powerful and terrifying, but there's something extra dangerous about Baal. As the Greater Evil with the least self-control and appetite for complete destruction, he kind of embodies "we've gotta get rid of him. Yeah, we've gotta get rid of them too, but he's at the top of the list."

[@spencerhendricks3916]

Ya finding Baal in my Old Testament prophets class in college was the reason I passed that class. Couldn’t stop reading the Old Testament looking for andariel and mephisto lmao I even asked my professor if she had ever heard of them.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Amazing. 👌

[@Zeon7510]

You were close though with Andariel, as Lilith would have rang a bell.

[@jprec5174]

Mephistopheles is just a fictional character of literature. He does essentially represent a demon and or the Christian Satan. So technically Baal Diablo and Mephisto all represent the same being in a christian-centric perspective.

[@engelmanngabriel3453]

In the jewish mythology You may find Lilith, the first woman of Adam. And Mephisto is a the name of the Devil in the book Faust. Mephistopheles is a demon in the german folklore.

[@SphynxsShadow]

Considering they failed science and logic, I'm surprised they just didn't pretend they had heard of them to further brainwash you into believing in their cult lol

[@xAsceticx]

I would seriously like a full history of this world start to finish (what we know so far). That would be amazing.

[@W0RDBIGBIRD]

There is a surprising amount of well animated and voiced diablo lore on youtube, just look it up

[@creepergaming7926]

Rhykker has a bunch

[@xAsceticx]

@@creepergaming7926 I honestly do not really care too much for Rhykker. Plus I seen some of his lore videos and I prefer this channels way of telling stories.

[@creepergaming7926]

Fair enough

[@masterthnag105]

Get the book of Cain for a great history of Sanctuary.

[@junoslenstorm4914]

That's the first thing I'd imagine you going to talk about in the video after the most recent poll ; mythology of one of the three prime evil. Very nice job. Even though I know you mentionned the same type of history a couple times within precedent videos.

[@duletrajanoski1334]

Been following your channel for a long time, and these series are something I think should be present. Keep up the good work!

[@Bkilfoil747]

This was fantastic, thank you I love learning about how much transitioned into the diablo lore.

[@DarkLOREDash]

I missed one example of Baal's inspiration, which is probably his depiction as Bael. From the dictionaire infernal which shows him with spider like legs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bael_(demon) Also... probably important, the Canaanites used to sacrifice babies to him for that sweet harvest. Probably not ideal.

[@josefrezek5630]

Some say, that this religion survived from Carthage and was adopted by Romans. Later by the Vatican. That a ritual involving the blood of infants enabled the performer to actually summon and communicate with said entity. Providing a sense of ultimate power. The entity needs just one thing in exchange. To feed off the emotion of fear of the masses. Some even say said religion is still alive and rituals are still being performed in secret.

[@vz1270]

@@josefrezek5630 I'd go a step further and add that its becomming even more blatantly obvious nowadays , but yeah validation-seeking addicts are too busy chasing those precious 15 mins of fame just craving to fill the emptyness inside them with the fleeting feeling that they matter to someone, anyone really !

[@rollins4484]

Always great infotainment, you gotta do more vids like this, I love the discussion of real world inspirations.

[@franciscodetonne4797]

"Ba'al" = "lord" because he's the boss. Coolest boss in Diablo series. HOARFROST!

[@nickdavidelijah]

Interesting that Baal took on the name Bala as it’s probably closer to the actual pronunciation of his name. In Hebrew/middle east it’s written Ba’al and pronounced more long open A sound, something like “Ba-ahl”. I actually had never heard it pronunced like “Bay-al” until Diablo and American accent :) fun fact haha

[@christopherchuauhang4829]

Same growing up in a Christian community we called him “Bah-aalh”. When I played diablo they called him Bayl I was quite shook 😂

[@Bruno-qx8nh]

Plus, Baal being a twisted version of Bala, also mirroring it's very nature, one of creation, the other of destruction.

[@ankaranirthanagor5786]

The word Cannibal also is made of two words : Canaan + baal , implying that the people of Canaan offered human sacrifices to their supposedly god/demon to eat .

[@Nikki_the_G]

@@ankaranirthanagor5786 No, sorry, that is incorrect: Etymology. The word "cannibalism" is derived from Caníbales, the Spanish name for the Caribs, a West Indies tribe that may have practiced cannibalism, from Spanish canibal or caribal, "a savage". (It's also where the word "Caribbean" comes from)

[@saugello86]

Keep it coming man! Great video! Mephisto next!

[@keeplatts108]

This was super interesting would love to see more of it. Great stuff!

[@BlackbirdSkyline]

Where do we find the cinematic footage about Baal that was part of the video? Starts at 1:26

[@MEDJAIVEGAN]

yes where? i didnt know this exist

[@choasfrost]

he commented somewhere that some of it is from Diablo Immortal cutscenes

[@woahdude3124]

Moloch is the pagan Deity of order or absolute order, he’s also been referred to as the child eater, he’s actually worshipped by very powerful people also the little hat tribe seem to enjoy his company the most.

[@RogueAndroid]

Not 'the' but 'a Pagan deity'. Paganism generally encompasses (almost) pre-Christian deity/mythology, whether European or otherwise. And Moloch, as far as i know, is actually closer to a deity like Satan than, for example, Loki from Norse mythology.

[@woahdude3124]

@@RogueAndroid I thought I’d just lump him in their sense he’s found within many religions

[@Samuel18cba]

@@RogueAndroid Yes Loki, Set, Enlil, Yahveh, Anu

[@christoslumiere2558]

More of this please!

[@midnightopera]

Yes Yes !

I'm letting you know: yes, please! More videos like these are most welcome

[@adammcilmoyl4278]

Great idea, this would be good for the angels side too if there are any real world parallels. 👍

[@darkagehibernia4843]

There are parallels to it on the angel site too. The only thing that is missing is "God", because there is no real GOD, the closest of it is Trag'Oul the Entity described as an Eternal Dragon similar to shenlong in Dragonball, he first apeard in the same time as the realm of Nephalim has been created through the love of the "Arch" Demoness Lilith and the "Arch" Angel Innarius (known as the fallen Angel Lucifer), Tyrael is the Arch angel Zadkiel, Imperius represents Metatron and Malthael is the Archangel Michael while the first nephalim "Rathma" could also represent Michaels attributes, Auriel = Gabriel. But depending on point of religious view between islam, jewish and christian myths theyre attributes arent described as 100% equal, so little bit of interpretation is left over by the Artist/Story writer :-)

[@grilledleeks6514]

@@darkagehibernia4843 cool info, but can you elaborate on why these angel characters represent the real world counterparts? Im ignorant to their biblical history/attributes.

[@ultrabendol8411]

This video was awesome! Can't wait for another episode

[@sekibarhemet]

Love your video. Keep up the great work.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thank you, Stephen!

[@Trifixion22]

Really impressive history of Baal in the real world Dash! It's worth noting that worship of Baal in the real world was perhaps more horrific than in the Diablo universe.

[@MrJash1984]

Where can i find the diablo lore video that you used in your video?

[@choasfrost]

he commented somewhere that some of it is from Diablo Immortal cutscenes

[@Kaeladran]

Thank you for awesome video and i must say.....Those Stellar backgrounds were nice touch :)

[@jatedin1077]

Yo where did the Zoltun Kulle videos come from? I've never seen those videos before

[@choasfrost]

he commented somewhere that some of it is from Diablo Immortal cutscenes

[@jdavidblais]

1:40 where this animation come from ?????

[@lakdav]

Ooh I like this sort of video, exploring the mythical inspirations for ingame characters. Cool idea.

[@loceelen]

Trisram theme again... and yet, it never gets old.

[@funnyimps]

This was great. I hope you do more like this.

[@jackpray8669]

1:20 to 1:58 what is the video used for this

[@DarkLOREDash]

Diablo Immortal cutscenes

[@isair81]

Man, when you do research you go deep, good shit!

[@Chevaux804]

This was so interesting! I’m new to Diablo and I love your channel. Looking forward to seeing what you’ll make this summer.

[@apeshitcrazyman]

Very interesting! Great video, thanks

[@DarkLOREDash]

My pleasure 😁

[@Azhureus]

The Diablo 1 music makes these videos even more perfect !

[@DarkLOREDash]

It really had the best soundtrack

[@Azhureus]

@@DarkLOREDash cant agree more

[@Guildelin]

Loved this video would love to see more

[@validity1813]

very nice! do more like this!!

[@mephistopheles4269]

I like this kind of videos. i already heard sth of Baal, but didn't know the connection to Belzebub. It would be cool if you could do more videos of this kind. In Goethe's Faust you find for example the characters of Mephisto and Lilith. Maybe that could be a good source of inspiration for you.

[@omulu4007]

Excellent episode Dash!!!! Amazing work there!

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thank you!!

[@lonelywanderer0]

Baal be like: *ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* (Eternal Echo)

[@smarac]

this was great :D

[@lukethompson4260]

Was waiting for you to do a video on this. I was thinking of making a video on this.

[@jsullivan649]

Not bad at all, where’d you find the opening cinematic for Baal and the Horadrim?

[@DarkLOREDash]

Your favourite... Immortal xo

[@jsullivan649]

@@DarkLOREDash noooooooooooooooooo

[@LoreTails]

@@jsullivan649 embrace the beauty brother!

[@jsullivan649]

@@LoreTails someone’s bout to be embracing a shotgun, boo Immortal!

[@LoreTails]

@@jsullivan649 it's ok. I know you're gonna tear ass through Immortal... even if you don't tell me 😘

[@sabalmal1288]

Wow dude this content is so good. Thanks for such attention to detail!

[@Tetrohedracon]

Can you do a video like this on Mephisto?

[@Sweedbeast1]

What video did the artwork on 1:02 come from it looks like Diablo, but don't know where this originated from

[@akim8482]

This was fascinating! Thanks for this!

[@tsunderelict]

excellent idea; thanks for this. I can't wait to see more

[@philipschroeder5427]

Quite informative and a great source to investigate further, thanks a lot for the inspiring video.

[@ThorSonOfOdin85]

hi i love your content ! :) could you please tell me where did you got those drawn animations in your video? i cannot finde them anywhere. i mean the one with Tal'rasha capturing the evil spirit into the soulstone.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thank you! Diablo Immortal cinematics on youtube

[@TheFos88]

Very good quick but thorough history\lore

[@EliteProAli]

I can listen to you all day, mate. Because of you, I can't wait to play D2R 🤣

[@MidaRoxGames]

1:40 ridiculously awesome art of Baal. Love it.

[@Schmidt54]

Old Testament just bashing the established gods of the region, no wonder he became one of the main bosses

[@argonnas01]

That was great. more please :)

[@Jesus-bs5fl]

Nice video

[@majupiju2347]

cool video!! nice knowledge sharing!

[@ivandavila6001]

Where is the vid in the beginning from. I dont recall seeing it before.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Diablo Immortal cinematic

[@GraveyardRUS]

I would recommend a demonology lore to be added to this as there are a lot of disturbing and disgusting lords of various kind. Baal / Bael have different origins depending on the religion it will be interesting to see how ancient religions have named and presented such demons. The info in wiki i would say is limited but you can dig deeper. The scary thing about this is that there are real people in our domain that worship these demons and make contracts with them like Faust. Such real cases are as interesting as disturbing. So act on your own head.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Wowee. I definitely like researching & sharing but do not advocate any form of worship, personally. Christopher Lee said it best. Never.never.never

[@GraveyardRUS]

@@DarkLOREDash absolutely agree, it was only a suggestion regarding interesting real live lore connected to demon type games. Almost forgot, I am sure that i am not the only one, but I love the content that you produce, for me this is literal childhood gold, keep doing what you are doing and do not be afraid to explore other games, we will follow.

[@Joe.Rogan.]

It really shows how much work they put into the remasters of the cut scenes from D2... Baal is straight up nightmare worthy in the new cut scene compared to the old clips he used at the beginning of this video.

[@MyFatherLoves]

Your picture at 5:55 is Elijah calling down fire to consume a soaked altar to put to shame the 850 prophets of Baal. Pretty freakin' legit. I appreciate the care that you took with the explanations. Most people would get it very wrong when it comes to the history of the Hebrews.

[@yazanmkk4053]

can someone tell me the source on the clip that starts at 1:24?

[@pandaprewmaster325]

Man I remember hearing that goatmen like gharbad the weak and the moon clan etc are minions of baal they are related to baal and baal in the art work you showed looks like a goatman so make sense now

[@omulu4007]

Looks like The goat man race is a twisted and tortured version of the peoples whose race the Witch Doctor comes from. But from the little I remember, the corrupted Zakarum played a major role in that race’s transformation.

[@pandaprewmaster325]

@@omulu4007 I knew it after typing this comment XD

[@Ming1975]

Notice the good kept failing due to pride? The lord of Destruction, Terror & Hatred seems nothing compared to what's been a plaque in the side of the good witch is pride. All the angels turning to demons seem to happen due to pride.

[@pequeniobrucex8664]

Amazing video! If you could make the story of the ones considered “Lesser and Greater Evils” in Diablo, would be great too. Thanks for the content, I enjoy it a lot

[@FilipRanogajec]

Yes, this was awesome. Please, whenever you see fit, continue with the originis of others - Mephisto, Diablo, Azmodan, and of course, my favorite - Lilith. ;)

[@TheFos88]

I want to become one with Lilith.

[@FilipRanogajec]

@@TheFos88, you're not the only one. Lol. I mean, who wouldn't love her?

[@FilipRanogajec]

@@TheFos88, by the way, you wanna talk with her? :)

[@TheFos88]

@@FilipRanogajec 😆 right? And hell yeah I'd talk to her.

[@FilipRanogajec]

Nice, then all you have to do is come to Dash's Discord server (in the video description) unless you already have. Just call for her with @Lilith. ;)

[@masterthnag105]

BAAL, was not a singular god. If I recall there were 7. Stargate used that for part of there plot after the defeat of Apophis.

[@silentrpglord8229]

Not to mention children were sacrificed too Baal in ancient times. Of course Baal doesn't exist but when Nimrod (being a descendant of Noah) started his vast amount of unholy acts he said for people to do child sacrifice

[@greglancaster9053]

I was thinking about that too, but I thought Moloch had cornered the market on child sacrifice? 🤔

[@silentrpglord8229]

@@greglancaster9053 Moloch Ba'al Baal literally meaning Lord. Definitely gives pause when people say praise you Lord

[@cannabiscovepnw]

Dash keep it up! I want more D2/LoD content of any kind! Can you do an expanded video on the astral realm and episode 2’s history of Lut Galun?

[@Dalpima]

Joined the discord! :D

[@DarkLOREDash]

Welcome!!

[@CihanSan]

Bro correct me if I am wrong but is it not pronounced Bhaal instead of bale?

[@shwiftygames7964]

Different dialects, different "correct" annunciations. Bhaal is probably the more universally correct, I could be wrong though.

[@CihanSan]

Maybe its a license thing, because of Baldurs Gate and D&Ds Bhaal? And they had to change the pronunciation?

[@DarkLOREDash]

Correct, I should have switched to more ba'al in the second half but habit

[@CihanSan]

@@DarkLOREDash No worries, I was just wondering :)

[@fdsfnicht6533]

@@CihanSan would/should be hard to put a licencen on IP what was created 5ka befor the owner was born. If possible one of the churches would have done that with JHWH the Lord of genocide. Stargate called him Ba'al if i remember correct.

[@RichDolo]

This was very informative and gave real biblical explanations. I commend you game lore dash- keep up the good work 💯👌🏾✊🏾

[@PipInTheMiddle]

The DEPTH. Great vid

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thank you!

[@chefboiardeeznutz9881]

So basically Baal is more Diablo than Diablo is Diablo

[@NinjaSushi2]

Good stuff...

[@grumpyoldwizard]

Very interesting

[@flexwheeler707]

baal or later on baal hamun was worshipped by alot of civillizations all the way from the middle east to northern africa , believed to be the god of the gods , fertility sky and thunder and the name baal itself is 'lord' or 'owner' 'master'. as a way of submittance many generals and kings had a name that had baal in it , such as Hanniba'l as is the correct way of pronouncing it , the romans after winning the war against the carthaginians claimed the 'barbarians' would sacrifice their own children to baal hamuun , possibly to ruin the image of their defeated rivals even further as they won the war and they write the history , but could also be true as there are many instances of pagan child sacrifice.

[@kuksio92]

What I like about faith and religions, is that when you look at certain nations, many of them have different culture, but it had to start somewhere. As a Christian, studying Bible not only as a book, but from spiritual perspective, you can see these 'gods' shape people that reside under their influenced lands. Their way of thinking etc. You can even feel different when you travel to a different country, which shapes your way of thinking and overall perspective of world. Think of it as a spiritual pressure, that, if you crack, you begin to be shaped in a certain way. The government, ppl, everything. Ppl think that it's mostly government that applies the laws forcing ppl to do certain things, shaping a society slowly over the years, but you have to consider, that something is shaping the government, and those, who have influence over them. If you take it that way, soon you will find out that at the end, there is some1 or a group of ppl that have certain visions of how to create a society and what to move and what not to move. Who is shaping them? Their god, whoever it is. But you can see who if you look at the fruit they grow. As one genius said once.

[@kuksio92]

Many call that 'god' an inspiration. Creative thoughts. But think about it for a second. How can you think of something if it's not existing in your head? It has to be planted in you. Inspiration. But you gotta see what is the source

[@ivanborsuk1110]

Hayk is the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation. The battle occurred between the dynasty of Hayk and a King Belus (Baal), a symbolic Babylonian/Akkadian God of War. On August 11, 2492 BC Hayk slew Bel with a nearly impossible shot using a long bow, sending the king's forces into disarray.

[@Eric-hq4cm]

It will be nice to hear about all of them, But the next one I don't know mephisto.

[@DarkLOREDash]

I wanna dig into it too!

[@odyssey21thcentury41]

I like your vids, I really do! Only a tiny amount of people go dig that deep to gather solid references. I noticed that D3 got few bosses named from ancient religions such as Pazuzu in Act2 and there's a tragic case of possession in RoS where there's a lady which turn into a succubus, I do believe that Blizz removed that side quest due to the profane story around it.

[@z0ttel89]

3:22 wholesome couple

[@Steph1]

Where do you get those cartoon animations?

[@GHAOST]

El in Canaanite Religion and the Hebrew Bible Although the Israelites apparently broke off from Canaanite tradition, at some point the essential elements from the Canaanite sources were maintained in the Bible such as the same dwellings and epithets of El resides on Mount Zaphon. In certain texts, he dwells within a tent, just like the Tabernacle described in Exodus. Titles of the Canaanite El were preserved in the Hebrew tradition such as the following: Elyon which is most high Rahem which is bull, also El was called the God of patriarchs, a warrior, and El was called Olam which means eternal, El-Olam, the Ancient One El-Shadday, of the Holy Mountain El-Elyon, the Most High Toru, bull Hatikkuka, god of the Patriarchs Gibbor, warrior Canaanite Phoenician God El These were the names for the Canaanite El and they became the names for the Hebrew El. Interestingly, Babel relating to Babylon is a conjunction of Bab and El meaning “gate of the God.”It was not singly El from which Yahweh evolved but also Baal Haddad, the Canaanite storm god. Indeed, also the name which Jews substitute for Yahweh lest they utter it was Adonai. This term is from Canaanite which means Adon or Lord (Adonai comes from “Adon” for Lord and “ai” for the possessive meaning “My Lord"). It is a synonym for Baal. The Connection Between God of Canaan and God of Israel The connection between Yahweh and Baal is undeniable. We find narrative instances of the Israelites undertake to understand this connection in parts of the Hebrew text such as Exodus 32:8 “...Crafting of the bull by Aaron by the Hebrews when Moses was on Sinai. Their bulls are referred to as gods, in which it is said: "These are your gods o Israel.”We see in the Israelite religion precisely what one should expect to see from a religion evolving from and assimilating surrounding religions. In numerous passages, Yahweh is depicted as any ancient Near East storm deity, the most notable of which is Baal Hadad. Like Baal, Yahweh is a warrior, who descends from his mountain home riding on a chariot of clouds, his voice is thunder and his weapon is lightning and earthquakes. The skies release rain at his command. In primaeval times, he asserted his authority by defeating the sea becoming the ruler of the skies. Exodus 15:3 reads “Yahweh is a warrior, Yahweh is his name” Numbers 23:22 “El who brings them out of Egypt is for them the horns of a wild bull." Numbers” 24:8 “El who brings them out of Egypt is like the horns of a wild bull. For them, he shall devour the nations that are his foes and break their bones.” El of the Canaanites was also called bull and warrior. Here are some examples of parallels between Baal and Yahweh, as attested to by the Ugaritic literature in the Baal cycle and the Hebrew Bible: “Let me tell you, Prince Baal, Let me repeat, Rider on the Clouds, Now your enemy Baal, Now you will kill your enemy, Now you will annihilate your foe, You will take your eternal kingship, Your dominion forever and ever. And the Hebrew Bible reads: Behold your enemies Yahweh, Behold your enemies perish, All evildoers are scattered, Your kingship is an eternal kingship, Your dominion is forever and ever. The parallels with Baal extend also to the motif of the mountain where Yahweh has revealed himself. There were thunder and lightning and the heavy cloud on the mountain and Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because Yahweh had descended upon it in a fire. The whole mountain trembled violently. Canaanite Phoenician God El The same imagery is used of Baal theophany: “Then Baal opened a break in the clouds. Baal sounded his holy voice. Baal thundered from his lips… The Earth's high places [mountains] shook." "Oldest of the gods (Father of Years) Head of Pantheon (Divine Council) Progenitor of other deities Father of Adam (Man -- Divine King) Ruler of the Universe and Supreme Arbiter Full of grace and compassion..." The association of Yahweh as a storm God is also echoed in Judges 5:4-5 "Yahweh when you marched from the highland of Edom, The earth shook. And heavens, too, streamed, And the clouds streamed with water; The mountain shook. Before Yahweh, the one of Sinai, Before Yahweh, the god of Israel.” And Psalm 104:3 “Yahweh sets the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot, he rides on the wings of the wind.” There is also a shared emphasis, on the seventh day. For it was on the seventh day of Daniel’s incubation right, in the temple, that Baal intercedes for him and El blesses him. Similarly, as it is on the seventh day that, Yahweh called to Moses on the cloud-covered mountain. Indeed, the characteristic origin of Yahweh in the roots of El and Baal is preserved in Hosea 2:16 which read “Yahweh says you will call me‘my husband’and no longer‘my Baal.’” Frank M. Cross* suggested, in 1973, a potential connection with the Egyptian deity, Patah who has given the title du gitti, “Lord of Gath” in which Patah is called Lord Eternal. It may be this identification of El with Patah that led to the epithet Olam which means eternal so early and so consistently with the Israelites. Another similarity is that both the gods Pathan and El create the world through their very will and not through a divine battle between gods. * Frank Moore Cross, Jr. was the Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages Emeritus at Harvard University, notable for his work in the interpretation of the Dead Sea Scrolls. In his "Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic, Essays in the History of the Religion of Israel," he traces the continuities between early Israelite religion and the Canaanite culture from which it emerged. Canaanite Phoenician God El After Whom all the Names of God Come The Jews also seemed to be oddly concerned with circumcision, which serves as another connection to Egyptian culture. The earliest historical record of circumcision comes from Egypt in an inscription of the tomb at Saqqara dating to around 2,400 BC. While circumcision might have been done for hygienic reasons, it was for the Egyptians part of their obsession with purity and was associated with spiritual and intellectual development. These connections would all make sense considering the Levant was politically and culturally dominated by the Egyptian Empire. Jesus is Baal Lord LORD is lower

[@faisalal-humoud4858]

Another great video! Pretty interesting stuff. I knew Baal was seen as a demonic entity in Abrahamic religions but had no Idea that the origin was a fertility deity of that things.

[@bryantan492]

I hate it that Diablo isn't the final boss in all Diablo expansions.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Really? I kinda love Baal!

[@shwiftygames7964]

@@DarkLOREDash I'm partial to Mephisto

[@shwiftygames7964]

They're all amazing characters though.

[@renbo7474]

@@DarkLOREDash im with bryan, kinda, im asuming he wants diablo to be the final boss since its called diablo and he should be the strongest cuz of it :P dont think he means baal shouldnt exist or not be a boss etc

[@bryantan492]

@@renbo7474 exactly! I welcome adding well developed villains like baal or mephisto. Let me compare it to playing mario where the end boss is a coopaling.

[@ucef9945]

Baal Was the equivalent of Zeus and Odin for the Arab Peninsula before Islam; he was known as Hubaal with Hu used as prefix for gods and spirits back then. As for Beelzebub I don't think they're the same because "Zubab" means flies and as mentioned before Baal also means "Lord" so Beelzebub which is originally pronounced "Baal al Zubab" is basically "Lord of flies" it's not the same deity just similar names.

[@unicyclepeon]

Where does all this lore come from? Have I just skimmed over it in the game? Or are there official books?

[@thegreatrandinny7007]

Wonder if valak will be in D4

[@NinjaSushi2]

This is badass. Imagine playing a Diablo game where you are a Heradrum.

[@brutalness]

yes more of this YES YES YES

[@MastaSquidge]

Man I really thought that was the throne room for a minute. I gotta wake up before commenting.

[@amplesstratleholm7609]

This is probably something that I shouldn't be watching at 3:30 am while trying to sleep, but I just did 😂 I hope that you eventually get through all 7 of them, and maybe Lilith too for good measure. Thanks for the stuff to listen to!

[@ceresbane]

huh... had a feeling Beelzebub and Baal were related somehow. Neat.

[@johnnyxp64]

more plz

[@matthewvolb94]

Loved it