This is a partial list of possible Proto-Semitic deities. *Il-Āh (Supreme God, see El, Elyon, Elohim and Allah) *Ad' (Storm God, see Adad, Hadad, Adonai and Adonis. Ba'al and Bel may have been aspects of *Ad', possibly in the form of a fertility god. There was also a mother goddess (See Astarte, Ashtoreth, Asshur and Ishtar) See also Indoeuropean Pantheon ...

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Semitic gods, Semitic gods - Proto-Semitic Gods

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According to Hebrew traditions, he was of Mizraim by his mother, but came from Cush son of Ham and expanded Asshur which he inherited. His name has become proverbial as that of a "mighty hunter". His "kingdom" comprised Babel (Sumerian logogram Nun.Ki.), Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar, otherwise known as the land of Nimrod. (Gen. 10:8-10; I Chron. 1:10; Micah 5:6) Josephus says: "Now it was Nimrod who excited them to such an affront and contempt of God. He was the grandson of Ham, the son of Noah, a bold ...

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Nineveh is mentioned about 1800 BC as a worship place of Ištar, who was responsible for the city's early importance. There is no large body of evidence to show that Assyrian monarchs built at all extensively in Nineveh during the 2nd millennium BC. When Sennacherib made Ninua his capital at the end of the 8th century BC, it was already an ancient settlement. Later monarchs whose inscriptions have appeared on the Acropolis include Shalmaneser I and Tiglath-Pileser I, both of whom were active builders in Asshur; the former had founded Calah ( ...

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James I of England commissioned a translation of the Tanakh from Hebrew to English, which became the Old Testament component of the new King James Version of the Bible, or "KJV" Bible. The promotion of the KJV translation spawned a whole new variety of Hebrew names that were considerably closer to the Hebrew language than their Latin counterparts. Examples include Asshur from אשור ʼAššûr instead of Ασσυρια Assyria, and Shem ...

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Hebrew name, Hebrew name - Names of Hebrew origin, Hebrew name - Names of Aramaic origin, Hebrew name - Hebræo-Greek names, Hebrew name - Hebræo-Latin names, Hebrew name - Hebræo-Arabic names, Hebrew name - Hebræo-English names, Hebrew name - Mormon Hebrew names, Hebrew name - External link

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Adonis | Anat | Asherah | Astarte | Ba'al | Berith | Dagon | El | Elyon | Elohim | Hadad | Mot | Salem | Shaddai | Yaw Adonai | El | Elohim | Elyon | Shaddai | Shekinah | YHWH Adad | Amurru | An/Anu | Anshar | Asshur | Abzu/Apsu | Enki/Ea | Enlil | Ereshkigal | Inanna/Ishtar | Kingu | Kishar | Lahmu & Lahamu | Marduk | Mummu | Nabu | Nammu | Nanna/Sin | Nergal | Ninhursag/Damkina | Ninlil | Tiamat | Utu/Shamash Adonis Anat Asherah Astarte Baʿal/Hadad Dagon ...

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There are some apparent doublets in the table, such as two separate lines of descent covering groups in Yemen and the surrounding region -- one indicating descent via Cush, and hence Ham; the other via Joktan, and hence Shem. Groups such as the Sabaeans (under Sheba), Huwaila (under Havilah), and Hadhramaut (under Hazarmaveth, or Sabtah, a name representing its capital), appear to be in both lineages. Gen 10:11, translated in the KJV as "Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Niniveh, etc...", is taken by ...

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Table of nations, Table of nations - The table, Table of nations - The first generation, Table of nations - The second generation, Table of nations - Arpaxad's family, Table of nations - The sons of Joktan, Table of nations - The table and its geographical context, Table of nations - The table and the wider world, Table of nations - Doublets

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There are some apparent doublets in the table, such as two separate lines of descent covering groups in Yemen and the surrounding region -- one indicating descent via Cush, and hence Ham; the other via Joktan, and hence Shem. Groups such as the Sabaeans (under Sheba), Huwaila (under Havilah), and Hadhramaut (under Hazarmaveth, or Sabtah, a name representing its capital), appear to be in both lineages. Gen 10:11, translated in the KJV as "Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Niniveh, etc...", is taken by ...

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The evangelical Protestants of the 19th century who invented the term Cradle of Humanity made generalized but undocumented claims that the term originated in Mesopotamia in the 2nd century, and that it was used by early Christians who were non-Arabic, to refer to a geographic area that falls within a 1,000 mile radius of the spot they believed to be the birthplace of humankind. No documentation of such a historical use has been forthcoming. Nevertheless, the term has been used not only in religious, but al ...

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The term Aram can refer to: Aram is the name of the Armenian Patriarch, whose name was given to the people he led, the Armenians. Aram is a popular Aramaic personal name. Aram or just "ram" is the Aramaic word for "powerful", "strong", "high" or "great". Aram the ancient land included Lebanon, Syria, parts of Israel, Jordan and Mesopotamia (Aramaic "Aram-Naharaim"). Aram (אֲרָם "Highland", Standard Hebrew Aram, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĂrām

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Shem (שֵׁם "renown; prosperity; name", Standard Hebrew Šem, Tiberian Hebrew Šēm; Greek Σημ, Sēm) was one of the sons of Noah in the Bible. He is most popularly regarded as the eldest son, though some traditions regard him as the second son. He is mentioned in Genesis 5:32, 6:10; 7:13; 9:18,23,26-27; 10; 11:10; also in 1 Chronicles 1:4. Since Jews are supposed to derive their origins from Shem, the name Semitic has been used to refer to them. The Children of Shem were Elam, As ...

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Semitic is a linguistic term referring to a subdivision of largely Middle Eastern Afro-Asiatic languages, the Semitic languages, as well as their speakers' corresponding cultures, and ethnicities. Although there is much debate about the scope of the word's "racial" use in the context of population genetics and history, as a linguistic term the language family is well-defined to include ancient and modern versions of Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Akkadian, Hebrew, Maltese, Syriac, Tigrigna, et al. Semitic - Origin. ...

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This list of deities aims to give information about deities in the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. It is sorted alphabetically. There are also lists of deities by type; see the articles death deity, household deity, lunar deity, and solar deity. See also: List of fictional deities, List of people considered to be deities Related articles include Deva, Demigod, Divinity, God, God (male deity), Goddess, Mythology, Religion, Scripture. List of deities - Abenaki. Including:

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Mizraim (Hebrew מצרים Mitzráyim or Miṣrāyim/Miṣráyim; cf. Arabic مصر Miṣr) is the Hebrew name for the land of Egypt, with the dual suffix -āyim, perhaps referring to the "two Egypts": Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Mizraim was the brother of Cush who, together along with Phut and Canaan, made up the Hamite branch of Noah's descendants. Mizraim's sons were Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, Pathrusim, Casluhim (out ...

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The consensus among biologists and paleontologists is that mankind evolved through natural processes, and when journalists and popularizers currently use the term "Cradle of humanity", it refers to Great Rift Valley sites in East Africa, where the oldest hominid fossils were found in 1974. Subsequent work done on the basis of mitochondrial DNA in 1987 strengthened this "out of Africa" theory. Since 2002, however, several groups of prominent paleontologists have begun to challenge East Africa's position as the evolutionary "cradle of humanity ...

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Elyon - Mundane use. The term also has mundane uses, being applied to a basket in Genesis 40.17, a chamber in Ezekiel 42.5 and others. Elyon - Divine Use. The compound name Ēl ‘Elyōn 'God Most High' occurs in Genesis 14.18–19 as the god whose priest was Melchizedek king of Salem. The form appears again almost immediately in verse 22, used by Abraham in an oath to the King of Sodom. In this verse the name of God also occurs in apposition to Ēl ‘Elyōn in the Masoretic text but is absent in the Samaritan version, in the Sep ...

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Elyon, Elyon - Biblical use, Elyon - Mundane use, Elyon - Divine Use, Elyon - Non-Biblical use, Elyon - Sfire I Treaty, Elyon - Sanchuniathon

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‘Ashtart was connected with fertility, sexuality, and war. Her symbols were the lion, the horse, the sphinx, the dove, and a star within a circle indicating the planet Venus. Pictorial representations often show her naked. ‘Ashtart was accepted by the Greeks under the name of Aphrodite. The island of Cyprus, one of ‘Ashtart's greatest cult centers, supplied the name Cypris as Aphrodite's most common byname. Other major centers of ‘Ashtart's worship were Sidon, Tyre, and Byblos. Coins from Sidon portray a chariot in whic ...

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Astarte, Astarte - General discussion, Astarte - ‘Ashtart in Ugarit, Astarte - ‘Ashtart in Egypt, Astarte - ‘Ashtart described by Sanchuniathon, Astarte - ‘Ashtart in Judea, Astarte - Other associations

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Because more than one god bore the title Ba‘al and more than one goddess bore the title Ba‘alat or Ba‘alah, it is often difficult to be sure which Ba‘al 'Lord' or Ba‘alat 'Lady' a particular inscription or text is speaking of. Though the god Hadad or Adad was especially likely to be called Ba‘al, Hadad was far from the only god to have that title. The Ugaritic texts (mainly preserved in the Baal cycle) place the dwelling of Ba‘al/Hadad on Mount Zephon, so one can probably take as evident that references to Ba‘al Zephon ...

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Baal, Baal - Non-religious usage of the word Ba'al, Baal - Deities called Ba‘al and Ba‘alat, Baal - Ba'al of Carthage, Baal - Ba‘al as a divine title in Israel and Judah, Baal - Multiple Ba‘als and ‘Ashtarts, Baal - Use of the word Ba‘al, Baal - Ba'al as a demon, Baal - Ba'al Zebûb

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Research in comparative mythology shows a linguistic correlation between Levantine Yaw and monotheistic Yahweh, suggesting that the god may in some manner be the predecessor in the sense of an evolving religion of Yahweh. The research involves identifying Yaw as an etymological cognate to Yahweh as well as identifying textual redaction of the Old Testament; the identification is gaining majority support.See also:

Yaw god, Yaw god - The development of monotheism in the Levant, Yaw god - The problem of evil

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Egyptian deities are often portrayed as having animal heads in art; as an example, Anubis is often portrayed in statuary as having the body of a human, but the head of a canine. Many gods were portrayed with different animal heads, depending upon the situation. The Egyptians did not actually believe that most of their gods had animal heads; rather, they portrayed them that way as artistic symbolism. This may have been for the benefit of the illiterate. Amun, creator deity Anubis, God of Embalming, Friend of the D ...

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As early as Akkadian times, Hurrians are known to have lived east of the river Tigris on the northern rim of Mesopotamia, and in the Khabur valley. Hurrians are mentioned in the private Nuzi texts, in Ugarit, and the Hittite archives in Hattushsha (Bogazköy). Cuneiform texts from Mari mention rulers of city-states in upper Mesopotamia with both Amurru (Amorite) and Hurrian names. Rulers with Hurrian names are also attested for Urshum and Hashshum, and tablets from Alalakh (layer VII, from the later part of the old-Babylonian period) ...

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Mitanni, Mitanni - Hurri Mitanni/Maitani and Hanilgalbat, Mitanni - History, Mitanni - Unknown rulers, Mitanni - Barattarna / Parshatatar, Mitanni - Shaushtatar, Mitanni - Artatama I and Shuttarna II, Mitanni - Artasshumara, Mitanni - Tushratta, Mitanni - Shattiwazza, Mitanni - Shattuara I, Mitanni - Wasashatta, Mitanni - Shattuara II, Mitanni - Hanilgalbat as an Assyrian Province, Mitanni - Neo-Assyrian times, Mitanni - Possible connections to Sanskrit and Indo-Aryans, Mitanni - Mitanni rulers, Mitanni - Towns, Mitanni - Excavations, Mitanni - Sources

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The Hebrew form (אל) appears in Latin letters in Standard Hebrew transcription as El and in Tiberian Hebrew transcription as ʾĒl. In the Tanakh ’elōhîm is the normal word for a god or the great god (or gods). But the form ’ēl also appears, mostly in poetic passages and in the partiarchal narratives attributed to the P source according the documentary hypothesis. It occurs 217 times in the Masoretic text: 73 times in the Psalms and 55 times in the Book of Job, and otherwise mostly in po ...

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El god, El god - Linguistic forms and meanings, El god - Ēl in the Tanakh, El god - Ēl in Christian theology, El god - Ēl among the Amorites, El god - Ēl in Ugarit and among the Canaanites, El god - Ēl in the greater Levant, El god - Ēl according to Sanchuniathon, El god - Ēl and Poseidon, El god - Ēl in Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Aramaic and Hittite texts

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