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| (God of the heavens) “Father” and “King” of gods” Symbolized by a Bull |
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| the god of wisdom and magic |
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| Ea Dominion – sweet water ocean under the earth Favorable to mankind |
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| Shamash Brother of Sin Upholder of truth/justice |
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| goddess of the planet Venus |
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| Ishtar God of love and war |
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| young storm god; chief god |
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Divine patriarch
Creator god
Fathered seventy deities by his wife Asherah |
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Goddess of love and fertility
Wife of El
Symbolized at high places by a wooden cultic object |
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“Lord” or “Master”
Son of El and Asherah
King of heaven and earth whose power gave life to the earth |
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“Wrath of Ba’al”
Sister/wife of Ba’al
Noted for cruelty |
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Young goddess of war
Eventually, primary wife of Ba’al
Goddess of love and fertility |
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“Prince of the Sea”
Represented the chaotic forces that threatened to overwhelm life or disrupt the order upon which life depends.
Battles Ba’al along with Mot |
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God of the underworld, death, and sterility (infertility)
In Hebrew, it means death. |
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Spread Out
Developed because of fights between nomadic peoples
Smaller populations – around 250 people |
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Built on a hill
Near water source
Gate where business is conducted |
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Inclusion of servants
Strongest identifier of the individual
Direct protection and education |
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Extened family or kinship group
Often territorial
Economic in function
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Clans sharing the same natural resources Organized and distributed resources
Number: hundreds |
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Territorial and organizational
Mutual aid in catastrophes
Number: thousands |
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