Haughak, a false god during the cycle around the time of Moses

Haughak (sometimes spelled similarly in Oahspe texts) is a false god (one of the “Gods of the lower heavens”) mentioned in Oahspe: A New Bible.

In the cosmology of Oahspe, “Gods” (with a capital G) refer to advanced angels who rule kingdoms in the atmospherean (lower) heavens around the Earth. Many of these are “false gods” because they claim to be the ultimate deity (or demand worship as such), leading mortals into idolatry and away from the true Creator, Jehovih (the Ever-Present Great Spirit).

Key Mentions of Haughak

Haughak appears alongside other well-known false deities from ancient Near Eastern traditions:

• Baal
• Ashtaroth (Astaroth/Ashtoreth)
• Dagon

These false gods compete for power in the heavens and influence mortals on Earth, particularly among the ancient Hebrews/Israelites and surrounding peoples in Arabin’ya (the Middle East region).

Specific contexts:

• In God’s Book of Eskra (Chapter 17): A war in heaven is foretold between Baal, Ashtaroth, Dagon, and Haughak. These conflicts spill over to Earth, turning Israelites toward warfare and away from their original peace-oriented Faithist ways.
• In the Book of Saphah (section on the Basis of the Ezra Bible): Haughak is listed among the gods whose worshippers the familiar spirits sought to appease by altering commandments (e.g., changing references from Jehovih to “the Lord thy God”).

Role and Character

Haughak functions as one of the rival heavenly powers in the lower realms (hada/atmospherea) during the cycle around the time of Moses, Saul, and the early Israelites (roughly corresponding to the late Bronze/early Iron Age in Oahspe’s timeline). Like Baal, Dagon, and Ashtaroth, Haughak represents a spirit entity or angel-king who maintains kingdoms, inspires oracles, and seeks mortal followers, contributing to the spiritual “darkness” and division among the Faithists.

Oahspe portrays these figures not as literal biblical gods but as real spiritual beings (former mortals raised to angelic status) whose self-exalting rule opposes Jehovih’s plan of resurrection and unity. They eventually face downfall as higher heavenly administrations intervene.

The familiar spirits now inspired Saul to change the words of the commandments to the LORD YOUR GOD, as a conciliatory stratagem to please the nations and tribes of people who worshiped Baal, Dagon, Ashtaroth, Haughak, and other Gods and Lords of the lower heavens.

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In short, Haughak is a minor but named false god/antagonistic heavenly ruler in Oahspe’s alternative spiritual history, tied to the same cluster of deities that influenced ancient Semitic paganism and the struggles of the early Israelites.

The Strongest Link: Hauron (also Horon, Hauran, or Ḥaurōn)

Hauron is a real, historically attested Canaanite deity who fits the profile almost perfectly:

• Time and place match exactly — Worshipped in Canaan, Philistia, and Egypt during the Late Bronze Age through Iron Age I (roughly 1400–1000 BCE and later), the exact era Oahspe places Haughak in (the time of Moses, the Exodus, and the early Israelite kings).
• Theological company matches perfectly — Hauron is repeatedly mentioned alongside Baal, Astarte/Ashtaroth, Anat, and Resheph in Ugaritic texts, Egyptian records, and Phoenician inscriptions. This is the same “cluster” Oahspe puts Haughak in.
• Name similarity is striking — “Hauron / Horon / Hauran” → “Haughak” is an extremely plausible phonetic rendering or slight variation that Newbrough (or his angelic sources) could have used. Ancient Semitic names often had multiple spellings and pronunciations across regions.
• Character and role fit:
  • A chthonic/underworld or protective/healing god (sometimes called “the savior”).
  • Associated with hawk forms in some Egyptian contexts (Hauron-Shed).
  • A lesser but persistent deity who was never as dominant as Baal or Dagon, exactly the kind of “supporting false god” Oahspe describes operating in the lower heavens alongside the bigger names.
  • Later linked to Melqart/Hercules in Philistine cities (e.g., Jamnia), showing his long survival in the region.

In Oahspe’s framework, Haughak would simply be the heavenly name or title of the false god/angel who inspired (or possessed) the mortal worship of Hauron on Earth, just as Baal, Dagon, and Ashtaroth are the heavenly counterparts of their earthly cults.