Tag: Mayflower Pilgrims

• God’s Life Story (ii)

  A previous post noted that the first Israelites were Canaanites, and so their chief god was called El or Elohim (as in the name Isra-el). How many other gods and goddesses did they follow? The answer is, lots! Unsurprisingly, the Hebrew Bible doesn’t go into details, but frequently denounces Israelites who followed the weather/fertility god…

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  18th Mar 2023

  Christianity, Hebrew Bible, History, Literature, Mythology, Old Testament, Religion

  Baal, Canaanites, El, Exodus, Gods, Israelites, Mayflower Pilgrims, Mount Sinai, Yahweh

• Moses and the Exodus

  The Book of Exodus mentions a Pharaoh who appointed Joseph to high office; a later Pharaoh who “did not know” him; a Pharaoh who ordered the death of all male Hebrew babies; a Pharaoh who tried to kill Moses, and the Pharaoh of the Exodus itself. There are thus possibly five Pharaohs who aren’t named,…

  calgacus83

  8th Jan 2023

  Christianity, Hebrew Bible, Literature, Mythology, Old Testament, Religion

  America, Birth Stories, Canaan, Exodus, Freud, Genesis, Israelites, Mayflower Pilgrims, Moses, Pharaoh