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<blockquote>The Ammonite god is said to do what they do, namely, occupy the Israelite land of Gad. To Jehovah, the theocratic "King" of Israel, the land belonged

“''Any Israelite or any alien living among them who eats any blood — I will set my face ag

...elim,'' with the [[mater lectionis]] ''heh'' inserted to distinguish the [[Israelite]] God from other gods. He argues that ''elohim'' thus patterns with Abram/ ...god)|El]], due to the uncertainty of religious links between Canaanite and Israelite religion. Instead they focus on the common Semitic linguistic background of

*''The Rise of Yahwism: The Roots of Israelite Monotheism,'' (Peeters Publishers, 2001).

...I, viii, 1; De bell. Jud., I, ii, 3): all these names are earlier than the Israelite conquest, and, unless we derive them from dagan, witness to a wide dissemin ...a letters made such mention. During the course of the establishment of the Israelite monarchy (ca 1000 BCE), the Philistine nation became the primary enemy of I

...g his sin offering the High Priest was to take two goats provided from the Israelite community and he is to cast lots for them. The term scapegoat or Azazel dep

Many scholars of religion hold that some of the early [[Israelite]] views about the [[creation (theology)|creation]] of the world and of huma

...derived from Canaanite myth where [[Baal]] overcame [[Lotan|Lawtan]], and Israelite Yahweh overcame [[Leviathan]]. These stories too go back still further in

...im'' and the ''shedim''. The ''se'irim'' ("hairy beings"), to which some [[Israelite]]s offered sacrifices in the open fields, are [[satyr]]-like creatures, des

“''Any Israelite or any alien living among them who eats any blood — I will set my face ag