They believed that he had power over the rain, the wind, and the clouds and that he alone could deliver the people ​ — as well as their animals and crops — ​ from sterility or even death.
کنعانیان عقیده داشتند که بَعل ابر و باد و باران را تحت فرمان دارد ،‏ و یگانه ناجی مردمان —‏ و البته حیوانات و محصولات ایشان —‏ از بی‌حاصلی و حتی مرگ می‌باشد .‏