 According to some scholars, the early Hebrews did use the names Baʿal ("Lord") and Baʿali ("My Lord") in reference to the Lord of Israel, just as Baʿal farther north designated the Lord of Ugarit or Lebanon.This occurred both directly and as the divine element of some Hebrew theophoric names.However, according to others it is not certain that the name Baal was definitely applied to Yahweh in early Israelite history.