BAAL, according to Biblical sources.

Each Canaanite city built its BAAL SANCTUARY in HONOR of its local patron BAAL. Priests we-
re appointed to conduct the WORSHIP at these SANCTUARIES and the many SHRINES on neigh-
boring HILLTOPS known as "HIGH PLACES."
2 Kings 17   1) Hoshea's wicked reign.   3) Being subdued by Shalmaneser, he conspired against him
with So king of Egypt.   5) Samaria for their sins is captivated.   24) The strange nations (heathens), which were transplanted in Samaria, being plagued with lions, make a mixture of religions
24 :   Then the king of ASSYRIA BROUGHT PEOPLE FROM  BABYLON,  CUTHAH,  AVVA,
         HAMATH, and  SEPHARVAIM  in place of the Israelites; so THEY OCCUPIED SAMARIA    
         AND LIVED IN ITS TOWNS.
25 :   In the early years of their settlement THEY DID NOT PAY HOMAGE TO THE LORD, so
         THE LORD SENT LIONS AMONG THEM TO PREY ON THEM.
26 :   The king of ASSYRIA WAS TOLD that the DEPORTED peoples WHOM HE HAD SET-
         TLED IN THE TOWNS OF SAMARIA DID NOT KNOW THE ESTABLISHED USAGE
         of the GOD OF THE COUNTRY, and that HE HAD SENT LIONS AMONG THEM WHICH
         WERE PREYING ON THEM BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW THIS.
27:    The king, therefore, gave orders that ONE OF THE PRIESTS TAKEN CAPTIVE FROM
          SAMARIA SHOULD BE SENT BACK TO LIVE THERE and TEACH THE PEOPLE THE
          USAGE OF THE GOD OF THE COUNTRY.
28:    So ONE OF THE DEPORTED PRIESTS CAME AND LIVED AT BETHEL, and TAUGHT
         them HOW TO WORSHIP the LORD.
29 :   But EACH of the nations (heathen) WENT ON MAKING ITS OWN god. They set them up in
         niches at the shrines which the Samaritans had made, EACH NATION (heathen) IN ITS OWN
         SETTLEMENTS.
30 :   SUCCOTH-BENOTH was worshipped BY THE MEN OF CUTH,   ASHIMA BY THE MEN
         OF HAMATH,
31 :   NIBHAZ and TARTAK BY THE AVVITES;    and the    SEPHARVITES BURNT THEIR
         CHILDREN  as offerings  TO   ADRAMMELECH and ANAMMELECH,  the gods of
         SEPHARVAIM.
32 :   While STILL PAYING HOMAGE TO THE LORD, they APPOINTED ALL SORTS OF
         PEOPLE TO ACT AS PRIESTS of the shrines and they resorted to them there.
33 :   THEY PAID HOMAGE TO THE LORD,  WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THEY SERVED
         THEIR OWN GODS, according to the custom of the nations (heathens) from which they had
         been carried into exile.
34 :   THEY KEEP UP THESE OLD PRACTICES TO THIS DAY;   THEY DO NOT PAY
         HOMAGE TO THE LORD,    FOR THEY DO NOT KEEP   HIS STATUTES  and   HIS
         JUDGMENTS,   THE LAW  and  COMMANDMENT,  WHICH HE ENJOINED ON THE
         DESCENDANTS OF JACOB   WHOM HE NAMED   ISRAEL.
35 :   When THE LORD MADE A COVENANT  WITH THEM,   HE GAVE THEM THIS
         COMMANDMENT :   'DO NOT PAY HOMAGE TO OTHER GODS OR BOW DOWN
         TO THEM OR SERVE THEM OR SACRIFICE TO THEM,
36 :   BUT PAY HOMAGE TO THE LORD WHO BROUGHT YOU UP FROM EGYPT WITH
         GREAT POWER AND WITH OUTSTRETCHED ARM;   TO HIM ALONE YOU ARE TO
         BOW DOWN,  TO HIM ALONE YOU ARE TO OFFER SACRIFICE.
37 :   YOU MUST FAITHFULLY   KEEP THE STATUTES,   THE JUDGMENTS,   THE LAW,
         AND THE COMMANDMENTS WHICH HE WROTE FOR YOU;   YOU MUST NOT PAY
         HOMAGE TO OTHER GODS.
38 :   BUT TO THE LORD YOUR GOD YOU ARE TO PAY HOMAGE;  IT IS HE WHO WILL
         PRESERVE YOU FROM ALL YOUR ENEMIES.
40 :   However, THEY would NOT LISTEN but CONTINUED THEIR FORMER PRACTICES.
41 :   WHILE these nations PAID HOMAGE TO THE LORD THEY CONTINUED TO SERVE
         THEIR IMAGES,  and THEIR CHILDREN and THEIR CHILDREN's CHILDREN HAVE
         MAINTAINED   THE PRACTICE OF THEIR FOREFATHERS    TO THIS DAY.