Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Yitzhak Sapir <yitzhaksapir AT gmail.com>]

On 8/24/05, Heard, Christopher wrote:
> Yitzhak,
> 
> It's not me making the association, it's the Seleucids ... or at
> least, according to my memory, the Seleucids identified Greek Zeus
> with Syrian Baal Shamayim. I am at home right now so I am working
> from memory but I will see if I can dig up bibliography tomorrow.
> 
> Chris

Thanks.  I am asking because it occurred to me that the mention of
Baal Shamayin in the Aramaic Zakkur inscription from Sfire may be 
a mention of Jupiter, which would create another circumstancial link
between the word xwzh and astronomy or astrology.

Yitzhak Sapir