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Baal-zephon or Baalzephon, properly Baʿal Zaphon or Ṣaphon (; ; ), was the form of the Canaanite storm god Baʿal ( "The Lord") in his role as lord of Mount Zaphon; he is identified in the Ugaritic texts as Hadad. Because of the mountain's importance and location, it came to metonymously signify " north" in Hebrew; the name is therefore sometimes mistakenly given in translation as . He was equated with the Greek god Zeus in his form and later with the Roman .
Because Baʿal Zaphon was considered a protector of maritime trade, sanctuaries were constructed in his honor around the Mediterranean by his Canaanite and Phoenician devotees. "Baal-zephon" thereby also became a placename, most notably a location mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures' Book of Exodus as the location where the Israelites miraculously crossed the Red Sea during their exodus from Egypt.