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To: bull_dozer who wrote (50424)1/9/2026 8:24:08 AM
From: Les H  Read Replies (1) of 50651
 
Hebrew and Palestinian dialects of ancient canaanite language
Hebrew and Palestinian dialects are indeed part of the ancient Canaanite language. Hebrew, a Canaanite dialect, was used by the people of ancient Israel and is the primary language of the Hebrew Bible. It is mutually intelligible with other Canaanite dialects, meaning that speakers of one Canaanite dialect could generally understand others without difficulty. The Canaanite language family includes Ammonite, Moabite, Edomite, Phoenician, and Punic, among others. These languages were spoken in ancient times in Palestine, on the coast of Syria, and in scattered colonies elsewhere around the Mediterranean. The Canaanite languages were attested from roughly 1360 BCE to 400 CE, with Proto-Canaanite dating no earlier than 1550 BCE.

The Canaanite deities worshipped by the Israelites included:

In the Bible, the Israelites were condemned by Yahweh for worshipping other gods. Yale University has an excellent lecture series by prof. Christine Hayes on Youtube on the origins of religion. Ancient history of the Near East is necessary to understand how religion evolved from pagan beliefs.
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