TYPE: Local Tutelary God
ORIGIN: Western Semitic (Phoenician)
INFORMATION:
Probably of Canaanite origin and closely equating with Baal Samin. According to Ugaritic texts he lives on a mountain in the north of Phoenicia known as Saphan, which may have served as a beacon for mariners. Other local variations of mountain deities include Baal Hermon, and Baal Brathy.