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Enlil was simply “the” god, his name deriving from a doubling of the Semitic word ilu (“god”):  il + ilû, meaning “god of gods,” or “god of all the gods.”Continue Reading

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We’re moving through the religions of the ancient world to trace the ancient god called “Shemihazah,” “Kumarbi,” and many other names in roughly chronological order.Continue Reading

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One question we try to keep in mind when we dig into this type of research is, “So what?” It’s a simple question, but it’s very important. So what if spirits of the Nephilim were venerated by the pagan nations around ancient Israel? What does that have to do withContinue Reading

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ONE OF the most cryptic and fascinating sections in the entire Bible is the focus of our study this week: On the surface, it’s a message from God to the Prince of Tyre, who, at the time of Ezekiel, was a man named Ithobaal III. However, it’s clear from the context that this was really directed at the divine rebel from Eden.Continue Reading