A national god or tribal god is a guardian deity whose special concern is supposed to be the safety and well-being of an 'ethnic group' (nation). This...
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God has been conceived in a variety of ways. Traditionally, Judaism holds that Yahweh—that is, the god of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and the national god...
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"God Save the King" (alternatively "God Save the Queen" when the British monarch is female) is the national anthem of the United Kingdom, one of two national...
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romanized: AN.ŠAR₂, Assyrian cuneiform: 𒀭𒊹 Aš-šur, 𒀭𒀀𒇳𒊬 ᵈa-šur₄) was the national god of the Assyrians in ancient times until their gradual conversion to Christianity...
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God of Israel may refer to: God in Judaism, God as understood in Jewish theological discussion Yahweh, the national god of the ancient kingdoms of Israel...
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Horus (redirect from Horus (god))
the tutelary deity of Nekhen in Upper Egypt, who is the first known national god, specifically related to the ruling pharaoh who in time came to be regarded...
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belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or...
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Dagon (redirect from Dagan (god))
had a limited scope. According to the Hebrew Bible, Dagan was also the national god of the Philistines, with temples at Ashdod and Gaza, but there is no...
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significant to the Israelite king, who effectively led the national religion as the national god's worldly viceroy. Yahwism underwent several redevelopments...
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(music) List of national poets List of national trees National colours National dish National epic National god National sport This article includes a country-related...
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originally the same figure. The oldest of the Anunnaki was Enlil, the god of air and chief god of the Sumerian pantheon. The Sumerians believed that, until Enlil...
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Enlil (section Chief god and arbitrator)
he was eventually supplanted as the chief god of the Mesopotamian pantheon by the Babylonian national god Marduk. Enlil plays a vital role in the ancient...
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become the highest deity in their pantheon, ranking above their own national god Ashur. Inanna/Ishtar is alluded to in the Hebrew Bible, and she greatly...
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was the god of Moab, Milcom the god of the Ammonites, Qaus the god of the Edomites, and so on. In each kingdom, the king was his national god's viceroy...
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Tutelary deity (redirect from Patron god)
religion Eudaemon (mythology) Guardian angel Hiisi Liminal deity Nagual National god Neoshamanism Patron saint Uay Riffard, Pierre A. (2008). Nouveau dictionnaire...
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interacting. Mural crown National animal, often personifies a nation in cartoons. National emblem, for other metaphors for nations. National god, a deity that embodies...
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Canaanite religion (redirect from Canaanite god)
one of the sons of El, a god of war and destruction and the national god of the Moabites and the Ammonites. Dagon (Dagan) god of crop fertility and grain...
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Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu (redirect from Oh God of All Creation)
"Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu" (English: "O God of all Creation", lit. '"O God, our strength"') is the national anthem of Kenya. U.S. Navy Band instrumental version...
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reviving in the wilderness. Alternatively, some believe Yahweh, the national god of the Israelites, was associated with or pictured as a sacred bull through...
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Amun (redirect from Ammon (god))
of Ahmose I (16th century BC), Amun acquired national importance, expressed in his fusion with the Sun god, Ra, as Amun-Ra (alternatively spelled Amon-Ra...
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Ancient Near East, as many Iron Age nation states worshipped an elevated national god which was nonetheless only part of a wider pantheon; examples include...
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Gaut (category National gods)
from a Proto-Germanic gautaz, which represents a mythical ancestor or national god in the origin myth of the Geats. Gautaz may be connected to the name...
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Milcom (category National gods)
*Mīlkām; Hebrew: מִלְכֹּם Mīlkōm) was the name of either the national god, or a popular god, of the Ammonites. He is attested in the Hebrew Bible and in...
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"God Defend New Zealand" (Māori: "Aotearoa", meaning 'New Zealand') is one of two national anthems of New Zealand, the other being "God Save the King"...
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god Ninazu, but later became the attendant to the Hurrian storm-god Tishpak, as well as, later, Ninazu's son Ningishzida, the Babylonian national god...
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The infernal names (category Pan (god))
form of an elephant Beherit—Syriac name for Satan Bilé—Celtic god of Hell Chemosh—National god of Moabites, later a devil Cimeries—Rides a black horse and...
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existence of God is a subject of debate in the philosophy of religion and theology. A wide variety of arguments for and against the existence of God can be...
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