Semitic gods
From Freepedia
| Ancient Middle Eastern deities | |
| Levantine Semitic deities | |
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Amurru | Anat | Asherah | Astarte | BaĘżal | Dagon | El | Hadad | Mot | Yaw | |
| Names of God in Judaism | |
| Mesopotamian deities | |
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Adad | An/Anu | Anshar | Asshur | Abzu/Apsu | Enki/Ea | Enlil | Ereshkigal | Inanna/Ishtar | Kingu | Kishar | Lahmu & Lahamu | Marduk | Mummu | Nabu | Nammu | Nanna/Sin | Nergal | Ninhursag/Damkina | Ninlil | Tiamat | Utu/Shamash | |
Semitic gods refers to the gods or deities of peoples generally classified as speaking a Semitic language. As Semitic itself is a rough, categorical term, the definitive bounds of the term "Semitic gods" are likewise only approximate.
A topic of particular interest is the transition of Semitic polytheism into our contemporary understanding of monotheism by way of the god El, the early etymological equivalent of the Abrahamic god of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Scholars have speculated that the "transition" from polytheism to monotheism was likely a form of theological supremacy — by which the theology of a supreme deity, the "One God," naturally grew from the supremacy of a particular culture to which that "One God" was favorable toward. (See covenant.) Thus, as the culture and people expanded, their monotheistic beliefs and specific God was carried with them.
