Person Old Testament
Baal
Baal was a son of Abiel and a descendant of Benjamin. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Chronicles 8:30.
Why it matters. A son of Abiel and descendant of Benjamin.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Baal
Baal is mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe of Benjamin in 1Ch.8.30 and 1Ch.9.36. He was one of the sons of Abiel, who was a descendant of Benjamin. The genealogy traces Baal's lineage back to the patriarch Benjamin, showing his connection to one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Baal had several brothers, including Ner, the grandfather of King Saul. This places Baal within the extended family of Israel's first king.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.