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Canaanite religion was a group of ancient Semitic religions practiced by the Canaanites living in the ancient Levant from at least the early Bronze Age to the first centuries CE. Canaanite religion was polytheistic and in some cases monolatristic.
Canaanite religion, beliefs and practices prevalent in ancient Palestine and Syria during the 2nd and 1st millennia bc, centring primarily on the deities El, Baal, and Anath (qq.v.). From time to time it subverted the essential monotheism of the Israelites after they occupied Canaan, the Promised.
Canaanite religion describes the belief systems and ritual practices of the people living in the ancient Levant region throughout the Bronze Age and Iron Age. Until recently, little was known of these traditions outside of the Hebrew Bible, which denigrated them as idolatrous and licentious.
The Religion of the Canaanites. Was the command to exterminate the Canaanites a justifiable act on the part of God, who ordered it, or on the part of people, who partially, at least, obeyed it? Was the episode at variance with the character of God and his people?
Translations of the Ugaritic literary texts provided the first insights into the religion of the Canaanites, known previously mainly from the pages of the Bible. Ugaritic mythological tablets describe the activities of the main gods and goddesses of the Canaanite pantheon.
In this article, the term Canaanite religion will refer mainly to the one Northwest Semitic religion of the second millennium that is presently well attested, the Ugaritic.
The subject of the ancient Canaanites is vast, but the purpose of this article is to provide the Bible student with a general overview for a clarification of the Canaanite “genocide” question, and also provide insights and background for further apologetic and biblical study.
Canaanite religion was based on the worship of local deities in local temples, but included widely held myths and rituals. Local gods and goddesses were special manifestations of the great deities of religious epics.
Important insights into Canaanite religious beliefs, and into numerous aspects of national and family life shine through these epics. 9. Religion. a. The pantheon. The OT gives hints of a Canaanite pantheon which is now known to have been extensive. The senior deity was El to whom matters were referred by other gods.
Canaanite Religion as a Background for Patriarchal and Early Israelite Religion. The Ras Shamra texts (site of ancient Ugarit) dating from 1500-1200 B.C.E.) provide important information about Canaanite religion.