El

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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


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