Sa mu el 332 in the Book of Samuel . I will begin by mostly accepting the reading of the names as suggested by the above four scholars : ’“ Eshba ʿ al ( or with slight variants in the first element, Esh, which will be discussed below ) ben Bed ʿ a ” . The name of Eshbaal is a construct of two elements : Esh + Baal . While relating to the name of Saul’s son ( 2 Sam 2 : 8 ) who originally bore a similar name, scholars debated the etymology of the first ele - ment ( see the discussion in McCarter 1984 : 85 – 87 ; and below ) . ’ish ) , namely, “ man of Baal” ( איש Firstly, several scholars refer to it as Noth 1928 : 138 – 139 ; Loewenstamm 1950 ) . Another possibility, ( however, noted by scholars, that in giving his son a name, Saul does not refer to the deity Baal, but to the Lord ( e . g . Anderson 1989 : 32 ) . Secondly, based on the Ugaritic language, Albright interpreted it as namely, “Baal exists ” ( 1942 : 207, n 62 ; cf . B . Mazar 1974 : 218, n , יש Bright 2000 : 195 n 27 ) . Th...
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