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- was one of the sons (or the grandsons) of El. He rose to the head of the ... considered to be the enemies of the Hebrew deity Yahweh and was the specific ...14 KB (2,245 words) - 22:09, 21 June 2024
- = sky, heaven) was a sky-god and the chief deity, who ruled over the highest ... of the gods. Like his Canaanite counterpart El, he was once known as the Great ...10 KB (1,744 words) - 21:24, 24 March 2024
- is translated as "The LORD." El can be translated either as ... In the Bible, El was the deity worshiped by the Hebrew patriarchs ...20 KB (3,357 words) - 00:06, 13 February 2024
- Athirat. She was the consort of the chief deity El and the mother of 70 other ... Asherah is considered a false Canaanite deity and a major source of temptation ...14 KB (2,179 words) - 04:03, 18 August 2023
- Other biblical names for God include "El," "El Shaddai" ... considered sacred. The seven names for the deity over which the ancient scribes ...18 KB (2,778 words) - 12:25, 2 June 2025
- god of rivers and the sea. Yam was also the deity of the primordial chaos. ... over the other gods by the chief god El. When Yam's rulership ...15 KB (2,297 words) - 10:06, 22 May 2023
- the God of Abraham, whom he knew as "El Shaddai." ... Not long before this, the Bible says the Hebrew God El Shaddai revealed ...12 KB (1,877 words) - 01:47, 3 March 2025
- gods (such as polytheism) but worship one deity as supreme. Such belief systems ... of the sky and thunder, was the superior deity, presiding over the Greek ...15 KB (2,313 words) - 15:20, 25 January 2023
- relating to the union of the first deity and his or her consort(s ... *The union of a deity and priest/ess standing for the deity. ...13 KB (2,025 words) - 23:49, 12 February 2022
- Bethel (בית אל, "House of God")—also written as Beth ... (Gen. 28:19). The name “Bethel” (beit el) means the "house (or ...13 KB (2,035 words) - 10:23, 4 March 2023
- In addition to being the god of the sun, Shamash was also the deity ... mankind, much like the later monotheistic deity of Judaism. The following ...13 KB (2,138 words) - 12:22, 27 January 2023
- bearer of life. A daughter of the chief god El, she was also the sister of ... love, and fertility. `Anat is addressed by El, the father of the gods as ...17 KB (2,817 words) - 19:01, 26 July 2023
- located in the nearby seaport of Minet el-Beida. Excavations have since ... Ugaritic religion centered on the chief god, Ilu or El, whose titles ...15 KB (2,267 words) - 01:27, 3 May 2023
- refers to a Canaanite or other semitic deity with that name. The term ... He is also identified as the priest of El Elyon. Though traditionally ...13 KB (1,938 words) - 18:29, 19 December 2024
- was more frequently associated with a major deity in the Canaanite pantheon ... The worship of this deity was prevalent in Canaan from ancient times ...25 KB (4,203 words) - 05:22, 26 August 2023
- have been henotheistic (devoted to a single deity while accepting the possible ... are used: Elohim (God), YHWH (the LORD), and El Shaddai (God Almighty). El ...25 KB (4,138 words) - 10:00, 22 May 2023
- corpse. Marduk then reigns as the Supreme Deity. He orders the heavens and ... story of Baal, like Marduk a storm deity, who emerged to overshadow ...15 KB (2,485 words) - 18:58, 13 February 2024
- In later Roman times, Cronus was identified with the Roman deity Saturn. ... This reference to a "horned" deity suggests a possible connection ...12 KB (1,860 words) - 20:30, 3 June 2020
- view today is that Dagon was a fertility deity related to grain and agriculture ... finds of representations of such a deity, though not overtly identified ...11 KB (1,786 words) - 07:45, 12 January 2024
- name is derived from the Hebrew "Karem El" which means "vineyards ... 400 prophets of Ashera, to decide which deity was more powerful. Underlying ...10 KB (1,648 words) - 09:59, 1 June 2025
