Halley noted: “The worship of Baal, Ashtoreth, and other Canaanite gods consisted in the most extravagant orgies; their temples were centers of vice. ”
(‏ تثنية ٩ :‏ ٥‏ )‏ وذكر مؤرخ الكتاب المقدس هنري ه‍ .‏