Extermination of Canaanites

[Pat Mustard]

I will contest this part of what you said as we do have evidence of yhwh {changed as this fictional being's name in capitals is deeply offensive to all thinking people} being mentioned earlier in an Egyptian stele referring to the Shasu nomads. Thus it is possible yhwh has nomadic origins outside of Kena'an.

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What does seem evident though is this yhwh's later adoption into the Kena'any pantheon and then recognition as being one and the same as El, the chief creator deity of Kena'an (or who was recognized as such at least during the Ugaritic period).

yhwh only became el after the jews decided to go henotheistic and worship him exclusively, while recognising other gods, such as asherah, yhwh's mistress.

Also, whether this yhwh started out as a war god is debatable. There are theories just as valid that support a weather deity, moon deity, or desert deity hypothesis.

Do you understand what "lord of hosts" means? Once again, an atheist shows a far deeper and more complete understanding of the abrahamic faith than a person professing belief in that god.