The reason of the change of names was most probably to observe that precept, that the children of Israel should not make mention of the names of the gods of the heathen about them; and their cities were called in honour of their gods: see Exodus 23:13. And hence, in after ages, the LORD promised to take away the names of Baalim out of the mouths of his people. Hosea 2:17.

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