Person Old Testament
Baal
Baal was a descendant of Reuben, the firstborn son of Jacob. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 5:5.
Why it matters. A descendant of Reuben.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Baal
Baal is briefly mentioned in 1Ch.5.5 as part of the genealogy of the tribe of Reuben. He is described as the son of Reaiah, who was the son of Micah, who was the son of Shimei. This lineage traces Baal's ancestry back to Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel (or 'Jacob'). The genealogy is given in the context of describing the clans and leaders of Reuben, suggesting that Baal and his family were part of this tribe.
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 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)