Can anybody tell me about the ancient God EL?

Question

From the religions that included the gods Baal and Ishtar I think

Answer 1

There are two El's. One later became Jehovah when he revealed his name to Moses.

However the one YOUR THINKING OF IS "El and Asherah."
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=El+and+Asherah&fr=yfp-t-500&toggle=1&cop=&ei=UTF-8

Asherah
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asherah

El
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_%28god%29

El and Asherah (his bride) were often confused with the God of Israel but this is a presumption that should be cast off. They are in no way the same, except in name, "El" and "el" meaning GOD.

Like,

Gabri"el"
Micha"el"
Ezeki"el"
et. al.

So, as we see the Bible is full of "El's" on the end of their names. Meaning "God" or in Gabriel's case, "Who is Like God?

Answer 2

This was an ancient Hebrew god. There were gods called Elohim. (Some nut has revived them recently.) This indicates that the Hebrews were polytheistic, obviously. Moses had an Egyptian name and was probably influenced by Pharoah Ikhnaton who was the first monotheist recorded for certain. Moses is clasified as a henotheist, i.e. he believed in many gods, but he swore to serve one above all others, as his first commandment says. Moses called his god Yahweh that is often mistransalated as Jehovah. Moses is said to've written the first books of the Bible. He could write them as he liked and favor his new religion. He identified his new god with older ones to make it sell better. El and the god of Abraham also became Yahweh.

Answer 3

I could tell you the "facts" of the god El, but if you want a good read I recommend James Michener's book The Source...it's about an archaeological dig interspersed with the story of a cave, then a small city called Makor. You will be intrigued by this book and even though it's about 1000 pages, it will be worth it!

Answer 4

EL, a Canaanite deity ws referred fo as the "Father of the gods." He caused the rivers to flow, thus making the land fertile, and made his home near the seashore. Sometimes referred to as "Creater of the Earth", he was also known as "Bull", or "Bull-El", to signify his strength and powers of fertility. His name is usually translated as "Mighty ONe" or "First One." In 1929, stories about El were found on clay tablets at Ras Shamra in Syria, the site fo the ancient city of Ugarit. the tablets dated from the 14th century BC.

Although El was usually regarded as the consort of Asherat (Astarte), one myth found at Ras Shamra tells how he had intercourse with two women, probably representing Asherat and anat. The somen subsequently gave birth to the deities Shachar, "Dawn", and Shalim, "Dusk". According to the story recorded on the clay tablets, el walked along the shore, then plunged into the waves. His hands reached out like the waves, andhe made the wives fruitful. He kissed their lips, which tasted a sweet as grapes, and in the kiss, and the conception and the embrace, Dawn and Dusk were born. el went on to father amny more deities. He was depicted as an old man, sitting on a throne and wearing bull's horns.

How's that?

Answer 5

go to "godchecker.com"

as to the mythos:
read the Enuma Elish -this is the critical reference
and the Gilgamesh epic

Answer 6

Adam's answer is correct

Answer 7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_%28Canaanite_god%29

look here it should tell you all you need to know.