Scholar Peter Craigie notes: “The goal of Baal’s religion was to secure his supremacy; only while he remained supreme, so his worshipers believed, would the crops and cattle so essential to human survival continue. ”
Cendekiawan Peter Craigie berkomentar, ” Tujuan agama Baal ialah mengamankan supremasinya; hanya apabila Baal tetap jaya, sebagaimana yang dipercayai para penyembahnya, hasil bumi dan hasil ternak yang begitu penting bagi kelangsungan hidup manusia akan berlanjut. ”