God · Canaanite
El
El, a god of the Canaanite world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.
Tradition: canaanite
Documented identifications
| Link | Who said so | Note |
|---|---|---|
| identified as Cronus | Philo of Byblos, Phoenician History (after Sanchuniathon), c. 100 CE | In Philo's Phoenician theogony El, called Elus and Cronus, overthrows and castrates his father Sky and founds Byblos. |
| identified as Kumarbi | Trilingual Weidner god list, Ugarit, 13th c. BCE | The Ugarit god list presents Kumarbi and Enlil as the equivalents of the local god El. |
| merged with Yahweh | Israelite religion, Iron Age | Yahweh absorbed El, taking his place as head of the pantheon and his epithets such as El Shaddai. |