El

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Canaanite god creator god deity sky god

El is the chief god of the ancient Canaanite pantheon, often depicted as a patriarchal creator and father of other deities.

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Canaanite god →
creator god →
deity →
sky god →
appearsInText Hebrew Bible →
Phoenician inscriptions →
Ras Shamra tablets →
Ugaritic texts →
associatedWith council of gods →
kingship →
wisdom →
consort Asherah →
culture Canaanite religion →
Northwest Semitic religion →
describedAs father of gods →
patriarchal figure →
epithet Bull El →
El Elyon →
El Shaddai →
Father of Years →
gender male →
hasAttribute ancient →
benevolent →
wise →
iconography bearded figure →
enthroned elder →
languageOfName Northwest Semitic languages →
memberOf Canaanite pantheon →
nameMeaning god →
mighty one →
oftenComparedTo Anu →
Elil (Enlil) →
Yahweh →
oversees divine council →
parentOf Athirat’s seventy sons →
Baal →
Mot →
Shachar →
Shalim →
Yam →
positionInPantheon chief god →
religiousFunction source of divine authority →
role creator of heaven and earth →
head of the Canaanite pantheon →
spouse Asherah →
worshipCenter Byblos →
Ugarit →
worshipPeriod Bronze Age →
worshipRegion Levant →
Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Anat →
Baal →
associatedWith
Canaan →
Ugarit →
majorDeity
Phoenician religion →
hasDeity
Canaanites →
mainDeity
Canaanites →
pantheonIncludesDeity
Asherah →
spouseOf
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