1)
Who is Eshba'al?
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'Rashi': He is Ish Boshes. Ba'al is a master. He is called Boshes for detriment.
2)
Who is Meriv Ba'al?
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'Rashi': He is Mefivoshes. R. Yitzchak bar Shmuel from Narvona said, from when Yisrael served Ba'al, Ba'al was called Boshes - "Mizbechos la'Boshes Mizbechos Lekater la'Ba'al."Gid'on is called Yeruba'al and Yeruboshes, for Ba'al and Boshes are the same.
