In the mythological tablets found in Ugarit (especially the Baal cycle) the name hd (theoretically vocalized as Haddu) occurs, usually normalized as Hadad in translations and discussions. Hadad is mostly called by the title b‘l (theoretically vocalized as Ba‘l) 'Lord', or as ‘lyn (‘Aliyan) 'Most strong, Victorious' or as ‘Aliyan Ba‘l. Ba‘l is often normalized to Ba‘al or to See also:

Hadad, Hadad - Hadad in Ugarit, Hadad - Sanchuniathon, Hadad - Hadad in Aram and Israel

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The etymology of the word Elohim is prehistoric, and therefore unknown. There are many theories, however, including the following: Some trace its origin in el or ul which may mean ("to be strong") or possibly ("to be in front"), from which also are derived ayil ("ram", the one in front of the flock) and elah (the prominent "terebinth"); Elohim would then be an expanded plural form of El. (However, Semitic etymologies are actually generally based on triconsonantal roots, which this ...

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Elohim, Elohim - Hebrew Grammar, Elohim - Significance in the documentary hypothesis, Elohim - Etymology, Elohim - Elohim in Islam, Elohim - Elohim in Mormonism, Elohim - Elohim in Raelianism

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Dagon was a major northwest Semitic god, the god of grain and agriculture according to the few sources to speak of the matter, worshipped by the early Amorites, by the people of Ebla, by the people of Ugarit and a chief god (perhaps the chief god) of the Biblical Philistines. His name appears in Hebrew as דגון (in modern transcription Dagon, Tiberian Hebrew Dāḡôn), in Ugaritic as dgn (probably vocalized as Dagnu), and in Akkadian as Dagana, Daguna usually rendered in English translations as Dagan.< ...

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Dagon, Dagon - The ancient god Dagon, Dagon - Etymology, Dagon - Non-Biblical sources, Dagon - Dagon in Biblical texts and commentaries, Dagon - Marnas, Dagon - Fish-god tradition, Dagon - References and external links, Dagon - Dagon in fiction, Dagon - References

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This period is conjectured to start sometime after 1800 BC and end sometime before 1000 BC. In this period (in which can be included the promise made to Abraham, centuries earlier, and its recall by Nehemias half a millennium later), the Hittites are mentioned about a dozen times as part of an almost fixed formula that lists the "seven nations greater and mightier than [the Hebrews]" whose lands will be eventually conquered. Five other "major nations" are mentioned in almost all instances of the formula: Canaanites, Amorites, Hivites, Jebusi ...

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Hittites in the Bible, Hittites in the Bible - Source and ordering of citations, Hittites in the Bible - From Noah to Abraham, Hittites in the Bible - Noah, Hittites in the Bible - From Abraham to Egypt, Hittites in the Bible - Abraham, Hittites in the Bible - Esau and Jacob, Hittites in the Bible - Joseph, Hittites in the Bible - Exodus and the conquest of Canaan, Hittites in the Bible - Abraham's covenant, Hittites in the Bible - Moses, Hittites in the Bible - Joshua, Hittites in the Bible - Judges, Hittites in the Bible - Kingdoms period, Hittites in the Bible - Saul, Hittites in the Bible - David, Hittites in the Bible - Solomon, Hittites in the Bible - Elisha, Hittites in the Bible - Babylonian exile and return, Hittites in the Bible - Ezekiel, Hittites in the Bible - Ezra, Hittites in the Bible - Books

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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 - Shattiwaza, 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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According to one Jewish tradition, the Tetragrammaton is related to the causative form, the imperfect state, of the Hebrew verb הוה (ha·wah, "to be, to become"), meaning "He will cause to become" (usually understood as "He causes to become"). Compare the many Hebrew and Arabic personal names which are 3rd person singular imperfective verb forms starting with "y", e.g. Hebrew Yôsêph = Arabic Yazîd = "He [who] adds"; Hebrew Yiḥyeh ...

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Tetragrammaton, Tetragrammaton - Meaning, Tetragrammaton - Using consonants as semi-vowels, Tetragrammaton - Using the vowels of YHWH, Tetragrammaton - Vowel marks, Tetragrammaton - The Scholarly Reconstructed pronunciation יַהְוֶה i.e. Yahweh, Tetragrammaton - Scholarly sources in which יַהְוֶה is found, Tetragrammaton - Jewish use of the word, Tetragrammaton - Possible effect on the Hebrew Language, Tetragrammaton - Alternative names, Tetragrammaton - Possible origins, Tetragrammaton - Popular culture, Tetragrammaton - Footnotes

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Names of God in Judaism - The Tetragrammaton. The most important name of God in Judaism is the Tetragrammaton, the four-letter name of God. This name is first mentioned in the book of Genesis and is usually translated as 'the Lord'. Because Jews have for a long period of time considered it blasphemy to pronounce, the correct pronunciation of this name has been forgotten—the original Hebrew texts only included consonants. Modern scholars conjecture that it was pronounced "Yahweh". The Hebrew letters are named See also:

Names of God in Judaism, Names of God in Judaism - Names of God, Names of God in Judaism - The Tetragrammaton, Names of God in Judaism - Other names of God, Names of God in Judaism - Miracles of the divine names, Names of God in Judaism - Kabbalistic use, Names of God in Judaism - Laws of writing divine names, Names of God in Judaism - The tradition of seven divine names, Names of God in Judaism - Bibliography

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 1,495 people, 847 households, and 343 families residing in the city. The population density is 489.2/km² (1,266.5/mi²). There are 3,167 housing units at an average density of 1,036.3/km² (2,682.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 98.13% White, 0.27% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. 0.9 ...

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Rehoboth Beach Delaware, Rehoboth Beach Delaware - Geography, Rehoboth Beach Delaware - Demographics, Rehoboth Beach Delaware - Trivia

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Two painted inscriptions "Yahweh of Samaria/the guardian and his Asherah" on fragments of the type of large terracotta pot that archaeologists call a pithos were found in the site of a caravanserai of the 8th century BC at Kuntillet ʿAjrud (in Hebrew Horvat Teman) in the Negev. They have raised great speculation. Other gods appear in the Kuntillet ʿAjrud graffiti— along with the title Baʿal. There are accompanying drawings (not a Hebrew custom) ...

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Asherah, Asherah - Asherah and gods, Asherah - Ashira in Arabia, Asherah - Asherah and `Ashurah, Asherah - Related Publications

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The Great, or Upper, Zab (Arabic: الزاب الاعلى; al-Zāb al-A`là, Kurdish: Zê Gewre, Turkish: Büyükzap Suyu, Syriac: ܙܘܐ ܓܥܘܪܐ; Zawa G'ora) rises in the mountains of southeastern Turkey and flows south for 426 km (265 miles) before joining the Tigris south of the city of Mosul, at ancient Calah. It forms the approximate boundary of the Kurdish-populated region of Iraq and is used as the political boundary of the Kurdish Autonomous Reg ...

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Zab River, Zab River - Great Zab, Zab River - Little Zab

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The word "Semitic" is an adjective derived from Shem, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible (Genesis 5.32, 6.10, 10.21), or more precisely from the Greek form of that name, namely Σημ (Sēm); the noun form referring to a person is Semite. The negative form of the adjective anti-Semitic is almost always used to mean "anti-Jewish", specifically. The concept of a "Semitic" peoples is derived from Biblical accounts of the origins of the cultures known to the ancient Hebrews. Those closest to them in culture and langu ...

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Semitic, Semitic - Origin, Semitic - Language, Semitic - Geography, Semitic - Religion, Semitic - Ethnicity and race

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Two painted inscriptions "Yahweh of Samaria/the guardian and his Asherah" on fragments of the type of large terracotta pot that archaeologists call a pithos were found in the site of a caravanserai of the 8th century BC at Kuntillet ʿAjrud (in Hebrew Horvat Teman) in the Negev. They have raised great speculation. Other gods appear in the Kuntillet ʿAjrud graffiti— along with the title Baʿal. There are accompanying drawings (not a Hebrew custom) ...

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Asherah, Asherah - Asherah and gods, Asherah - Ashira in Arabia, Asherah - Asherah and `Ashurah, Asherah - Asherah in fiction, Asherah - Related Publications

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In the Ugaritic Ba‘al/Hadad cycle ‘Anat is a violent war-goddess and the sister of the great Ba‘al known as Hadad. Ba‘al is usually called the son of Dagon but ‘Anat is addressed by El as "daughter". Either one relationship or the other is probably figurative. ‘Anat's titles used again and again are "virgin ‘Anat" and "sister-in-law of the peoples" (or "progenitress of the peoples" or ...

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Anat, Anat - ‘Anat in Ugarit, Anat - ‘Anat in Egypt, Anat - ‘Anat in Mesopotamia, Anat - ‘Anat in Israel, Anat - ‘Anat and Athene, Anat - ‘Anath, Anat - Possible late transfigurations

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A proto-Sinaitic mine inscription from Mount Sinai reads ’ld‘lm understood to be vocalized as ’il dū ‘ôlmi, 'Ēl Eternal' or 'God Eternal'. The Egyptian god Ptah is given the title dū gitti 'Lord of Gath' in a prism from Lachish which has on its opposite face the name of Amenhotep II (c. 1435–1420 BCE) The title dū gitti is also found in Serābitṭ text 353. Cross (1973, p. 19) points out that Ptah is often called the lord (or one) of eternity and thinks it ...

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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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Jewish, Christian and Muslim creationists believe that man was created by God in a garden located in "Eden"; among them, some early Christians (A.D second century) used the term to refer to a geographic area covering lands that fall within a 1,000 mile radius of a location they believed corresponded to one described in the Bible book of Genesis as the birthplace of mankind. See also: Creation ...

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Cradle of Humanity, Cradle of Humanity - Evolutionary View, Cradle of Humanity - Creationist View, Cradle of Humanity - Group of Fifteen Lands, Cradle of Humanity - Origin of the Term, Cradle of Humanity - Use of the Term, Cradle of Humanity - Among Evolutionists, Cradle of Humanity - Among Creationists, Cradle of Humanity - Among those opposed to the term Middle East

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In the ancient lunar calendar that became the Islamic calendar, the Day of ʿAshurah, transliterated also as Aashurah, Ashura or Aashoorah, falls on the 10th day of Muharram. On that day, in the year of the Hejira 61 (AD 680), Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of Muhammad was killed by Umayyad forces at the Battle of Karbala (now in Iraq). Still called the "Day of Aashurah", it has been observ ...

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Asherah, Asherah - Asherah and gods, Asherah - Ashira in Arabia, Asherah - Asherah and `Ashurah, Asherah - Asherah in fiction, Asherah - Related Publications

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Rehoboth Beach is located at 38°42'57" North, 75°4'59" West (38.715794, -75.083138)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.6 mi²). 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 28.48% water. ...

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Rehoboth Beach Delaware, Rehoboth Beach Delaware - Geography, Rehoboth Beach Delaware - Demographics, Rehoboth Beach Delaware - Trivia

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Some scholars try to equate the deities venerated by the Mitanni with Vedic deities, and trace the names used by the aristocracy to Indo-Aryan roots. In a treaty between the Hittites and the Mitanni, the deities Mitra, Varuna, Indra, and Nasatya (Ashvins) are invoked. Kikkuli's horse training text includes technical terms such as aika (eka, one), tera (tri, three), panza (pancha, five), satta (sapta, seven), na (nava, nine), vartana (vartana, round). Another ...

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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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"Mitanni" seems to have been the native term; this entity may also have been the Biblical Harran, though this is contested. We may assume a Hurrian population with an Indo-Aryan aristocracy. No native sources for the history of Mitanni (i.e. Hanilgalbat) have been found so far. The account is mainly based on Assyrian, Hittite and Egyptian sources, as well as inscriptions from nearby places in Syria. Often it is not even possible to establish synchronicity between the rulers of different countries and cities, let alone give unco ...

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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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A bilingual inscription from Palmyra (KAI. 11, p. 43) dated to the 1st century equates Ēl-Creator-of-the-Earth with the Greek god Poseidon. Going back to the 9th century BCE the bilingual inscription at Karatepe in the Taurus Mountains equates Ēl-Creator-of-the-Earth to Luwian hieroglyphs read as da-a-ś, this being the Luwian form of the name of the Babylonian water god Ea, lord of the abyss of water under the earth. (This inscription lists Ēl in second place in the local pantheon, following Ba‘al S ...

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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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A proto-Sinaitic mine inscription from Mount Sinai reads ’ld‘lm understood to be vocalized as ’il dū ‘ôlmi, 'Ēl Eternal' or 'God Eternal'. The Egyptian god Ptah is given the title dū gitti 'Lord of Gath' in a prism from Lachish which has on its opposite face the name of Amenhotep II (c. 1435–1420 BCE) The title dū gitti is also found in Serābitṭ text 353. Cross (1973, p. 19) points out that Ptah is often called the lord (or one) of eternity and thinks it ...

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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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Listed below are all the occurrences of the word "Heth", "Hittite" or "Hittites" in the King James Bible (KJB), found through a University of Virginia search service [1]. The citations were arranged approximately in chronological order, more precisely according to the epoch in which the events in question are supposed to have occurred. Note that this is not always the time in which the words were supposedly or actually written. (In particular, the covenant with Abraham about the future conquest of Canaan is sorted as if it were c ...

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Hittites in the Bible, Hittites in the Bible - Source and ordering of citations, Hittites in the Bible - From Noah to Abraham, Hittites in the Bible - Noah, Hittites in the Bible - From Abraham to Egypt, Hittites in the Bible - Abraham, Hittites in the Bible - Esau and Jacob, Hittites in the Bible - Joseph, Hittites in the Bible - Exodus and the conquest of Canaan, Hittites in the Bible - Abraham's covenant, Hittites in the Bible - Moses, Hittites in the Bible - Joshua, Hittites in the Bible - Judges, Hittites in the Bible - Kingdoms period, Hittites in the Bible - Saul, Hittites in the Bible - David, Hittites in the Bible - Solomon, Hittites in the Bible - Elisha, Hittites in the Bible - Babylonian exile and return, Hittites in the Bible - Ezekiel, Hittites in the Bible - Ezra, Hittites in the Bible - Books

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