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A book I've enjoyed for over 40 years has reciently been released in a second edition. I hope you can start enjoying it!!! It helps to understand much Biblical background. Of course in this book Baal is the hero instead of the villian. The story of Danel is very powerful. (Danel was one of the few Canaanites who saw the gods as personal and reached out for a relationship with the great friend he realized was there. His personal relationship caused him to become a very kind person, as well as a wise and fair judge. He wanted a son and prayed for Baal to investigate him and thus to judge him believing that if his name came up in an investigative judgement that the Baal would rule in his favor. Even thought the son had a early tragic death, Danel's view of being judged by god has lessons for us. Many think that the Daniel of Ezekiel 14:14 is this kind, wise and faithful Canaanite King. Not too wild when you consider that our Daniel was still an unknown teenager, was very much alive, and could well have been named after King Danel.) https://www.amazon.com/Stories-Ancient-Canaan-Second-Michael/dp/0664232426

Gave us so much beautiful music. Very hard life.

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82 https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/11/brian-wilson-obit/?