Anath
She is a complex deity with various roles and attributes, and her character appears in several ancient texts, such as the Ugaritic texts discovered at Ras Shamra (modern-day Syria).
The primary sources for understanding Anath come from the Ugaritic texts, a collection of ancient inscriptions found at Ras Shamra, dating back to the 14th century BCE.
The Baal Cycle
These texts are written in Ugaritic, a language closely related to Hebrew.
The purpose of studying the Ugaritic Baal Myth is to reveal the thematic resonances that Old Testament authors integrated into the Hebrew Bible.
By analyzing the Ugaritic Baal Myth, readers can observe the motifs and imagery that biblical authors appropriated to convey their theological messages.
Disciple Dojo continues with an in-depth look at the Baal Cycle, an ancient Ugaritic epic that sheds light on the religious beliefs of the Canaanites.
Asherah
Athirat, especially in Ugaritic texts
She is sometimes called Athirat, especially in Ugaritic texts, where she is portrayed as the wife of El and the mother of seventy gods.
Mentioned in ancient Ugaritic texts dating back before 1200 BC, which were discovered in Ugarit, Syria.
Much of what is known about Baal comes from the Ugaritic texts discovered at the ancient city of Ugarit (modern-day Ras Shamra in Syria).
Rephaites
Ugaritic Connection: A more widely supported theory connects Hebrew "Repha'im" to the Ugaritic "rpum," referring to semi-deified deceased ancestors.
This is backed by references in Ugaritic texts like the Rephaim Text (KTU 1:20–22).
El was Anu but because of Enlil (Baal) he maybe was renamed Elyon for distinguish them, Elohim are sons of El (The Semitic root ʾlh (Arabic ʾilāh, Aramaic ʾAlāh, ʾElāh, Hebrew ʾelōah) may be ʾl with a parasitic h, and ʾl may be an abbreviated form of ʾlh) infact in Ugaritic the plural form meaning "gods" is ʾilhm, equivalent to Hebrew ʾelōhîm "powers" source