In the Canaan religion, Yahweh was a lesser god, who was assigned the land of Israel. Here's how he became "God Almighty."

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[–]ceck 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Thank you for bringing up the topic of differences between the worship of El Shaddai and Yahweh. It is also worth examining the Ugaritic worship of El that became Hebrew worship of "El Elyon." I recommend the works of Thomas Römer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6hF2VTWwwo

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Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out. I find this to be a very interesting historical development