the very heart of Baalism. Here Yahweh will defeat Baal in his own territory.13 Here God’s people will fare better than Baal’s. F. C. Fensham asserts that in fact the main purpose of this narrative is “to demonstrate on Phoenician soil, where Baal is worshiped, that Yahweh has power over things in which Baal has failed.” Since Baal worshipers explained the drought as a sign that Baal was dead, he could not help the widow and her son. “In the absence of Baal who lies impotent in the Netherworld,
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