Although the biblical narratives depict Yahweh as the sole creator god, lord of the universe, and god of the Israelites especially, initially he seems to have been Canaanite in origin and subordinate to the supreme god El. Canaanite inscriptions mention a lesser god Yahweh and even the biblical Book of Deuteronomy stipulates that “the Most High, El, gave to the nations their inheritance” and that “Yahweh’s portion is his people, Jacob and his allotted heritage” (32:8-9). A passage like this reflects the early beliefs of the Canaanites and Israelites in polytheism or, more accurately, henotheism (the belief in many gods with a focus on a single supreme deity). The claim that Israel always only acknowledged one god is a later belief cast back on the early days of Israel’s development in Canaan.

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Satanic_truth88 said:

What's the deal with the Canaanites? Did human sacrifices actually get performed to Moloch? If so, did the Canaanites not also worship Baal who is Beelzebub? Or is the child sacrifice just biblical lies to slander the Canaanite people. I have heard many claims that the Jews are actually the descendants of the Canaanites (since they did not actually exist in Israel until much later, it is fabricated Jewish history)

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Satanic_truth88 said:

What's the deal with the Canaanites? Did human sacrifices actually get performed to Moloch? If so, did the Canaanites not also worship Baal who is Beelzebub? Or is the child sacrifice just biblical lies to slander the Canaanite people. I have heard many claims that the Jews are actually the descendants of the Canaanites (since they did not actually exist in Israel until much later, it is fabricated Jewish history)

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of the true light said:

Moloch is just a cover for Yahweh. It comes from the word "Melek" which means "King." In regards to Baal the Jews would sacrifice to his image as an affront to him because he does not accept human sacrifices. They did it to spit in his face and also, well...because they are murderous psychopaths.

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