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Certain West Semitic texts also hint at Baal’s role in the revivification of the dead in a netherworld existence. Indeed, some scholars identify Baal as the leader of the Rephaim, the underworld shades of deceased kings, but no consensus exists among scholars on this issue. The Ugaritic myth of the voracious “Devourers” also narrates Baal’s defeat and seven-year absence from the earth.

