Baʿal Berith ("Lord of the Covenant") and El Berith ("God of the Covenant") are two gods, worshiped in Shechem, in ancient Canaan, according to the Bible.

What does Baal in the Bible mean?

As a Semitic common noun baal (Hebrew baʿal) meant “owner” or “lord,” although it could be used more generally; for example, a baal of wings was a winged creature, and, in the plural, baalim of arrows indicated archers. ... In Ugaritic and Hebrew, Baal's epithet as the storm god was He Who Rides on the Clouds.

What does Berith mean?

1 : berith milah. 2 : the Jewish rite or ceremony of circumcision performed on the male child on the eighth day after his birth.