The Phonecians were Canaanites. They spoke bascically the same language. YHWH was a lunar god worshipped by more than just Jews. My statement claims he was worshipped. You inferred it was Jews because I mentioned they also worship him. Perhaps that is my bad. I should have made them two sentences.
Baal was used generically for many types of gods. But he became mainly a sun god under the consolidation. Baal, or Babylonian Bel was Jupiter, and the constelltion of the summer solstice Leo. His wife was Ishtar, Venus as Virgo. He was associated with the summer solstice and would become the sun god. Baal-peor was the "lord of the Gap." he was a star that connected Cetus to Pisces. It was associated loosely with the vernal equinox, again a solar reference. Baal was also the constellation of Cepheus. The king of the city-state of Babylon was considered to be his earthly son. In this role Baal was the Sumerian Enlil. Pales was an ass-headed Baal associated with the winter solstice.
Omri was still an Amorite King. This is very important in establishing the origin of the lore of the "Jews."
The gods were basically the same, except they had different names from city to city. The stories altered depending on which city-state was in power. The god of the ruling city-state was the supreme god over all, the rest became gods of a lesser extent. In many ways they were "saints." Adam, Eve, Abraham, Samson, Moses were gods who became "saints" due to various conquests and changes to the religious system. The rites were practised at key times of the year. These differed regionally, but were basically the same.
Babylon had a far greater influence over the Jews than Egypt. Egypt is a red herring for Bible research. Outside of Israel, Iraq under one name or the other is the most named nation. The religion of the Jews comes from the Canaanites. They simply worshipped only one god above the rest. The history from creation to the crowning of Solomon was a combination of cosmic myth and history. It is for the most part an Amorite version of Akkadian history and religion based on the cosmos as commissioned by Sargon. Changes were made to this text (the literay signs are still there, although ignored by scholars) to update it over time as cities died out and new ones were built. The Iron Age monarchy never existed.
Baal was used generically for many types of gods. But he became mainly a sun god under the consolidation. Baal, or Babylonian Bel was Jupiter, and the constelltion of the summer solstice Leo. His wife was Ishtar, Venus as Virgo. He was associated with the summer solstice and would become the sun god. Baal-peor was the "lord of the Gap." he was a star that connected Cetus to Pisces. It was associated loosely with the vernal equinox, again a solar reference. Baal was also the constellation of Cepheus. The king of the city-state of Babylon was considered to be his earthly son. In this role Baal was the Sumerian Enlil. Pales was an ass-headed Baal associated with the winter solstice.
Omri was still an Amorite King. This is very important in establishing the origin of the lore of the "Jews."
The gods were basically the same, except they had different names from city to city. The stories altered depending on which city-state was in power. The god of the ruling city-state was the supreme god over all, the rest became gods of a lesser extent. In many ways they were "saints." Adam, Eve, Abraham, Samson, Moses were gods who became "saints" due to various conquests and changes to the religious system. The rites were practised at key times of the year. These differed regionally, but were basically the same.
Babylon had a far greater influence over the Jews than Egypt. Egypt is a red herring for Bible research. Outside of Israel, Iraq under one name or the other is the most named nation. The religion of the Jews comes from the Canaanites. They simply worshipped only one god above the rest. The history from creation to the crowning of Solomon was a combination of cosmic myth and history. It is for the most part an Amorite version of Akkadian history and religion based on the cosmos as commissioned by Sargon. Changes were made to this text (the literay signs are still there, although ignored by scholars) to update it over time as cities died out and new ones were built. The Iron Age monarchy never existed.
"On Earth as it is in Heaven, the Cosmic Roots of the Bible" available on the Amazon.
