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title: 4/15/25 Major Gods or Deities Associated With Each Of The Seven Canaanite Nations (Supplement)
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# 4/15/25 Major Gods or Deities Associated With Each Of The Seven Canaanite Nations (Supplement)

These gods were often connected to **demonic strongholds** that Israel was warned not to worship. The battle against the Canaanite nations was both physical and spiritual.

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## 🛡️ **1. Canaanites – Baal & Asherah**

- **Main Deities**:
  - **Baal** – Storm god, fertility god, seen as a supreme deity.
  - **Asherah (Astarte/Ishtar)** – Mother goddess, fertility and war.
- **Scripture References**:
  - Judges 2:11–13 – “Then the Israelites did evil… and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth.”
  - 1 Kings 18 – Elijah confronts the prophets of Baal.
  - Jeremiah 7:18 – “The children gather wood… to make cakes for the queen of heaven.”
- **Spiritual Stronghold**:
  - **Idolatry, sexual immorality, syncretism with Yahweh worship**

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## 🛡️ **2. Hittites – Influence of Pagan Cults and Fear Gods**

- **Main Deities**:
  - **Teshub** – Hittite storm god (adopted from Hurrians)
  - **Hepat** – Queen goddess
  - **Various underworld and fear spirits** known from Hittite inscriptions
- **Scripture Reference**:
  - Genesis 23 – Abraham negotiates with Hittites (cultural presence)
  - Deuteronomy 7:1–5 – Command to destroy their altars and gods.
- **Spiritual Stronghold**:
  - **Fear, oppression, spiritual intimidation, death cults**

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## 🛡️ **3. Amorites – Molech & Amurru**

- **Main Deities**:
  - **Molech (Milcom)** – God of fire and child sacrifice
  - **Amurru** – Patron god of the Amorite region
- **Scripture References**:
  - Leviticus 18:21 – “Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech.”
  - Amos 2:9–10 – God rebukes Israel for walking in the ways of the Amorites.
  - Jeremiah 32:35 – Sacrificing sons and daughters to Molech.
- **Spiritual Stronghold**:
  - **Child sacrifice, generational bloodshed, pride**

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## 🛡️ **4. Perizzites – Idols without Specific Gods (Spirit of Lawlessness)**

- **Main Deities**:
  - No specific gods recorded; likely borrowed from surrounding nations
  - Practiced **ancestor worship, local idols, and fertility rites**
- **Scripture References**:
  - Genesis 13:7 – “Quarreling between herders of Abram and Lot; Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land.”
  - Judges 1:4–5 – Judah fights Perizzites.
- **Spiritual Stronghold**:
  - **Lawlessness, confusion, spiritual vulnerability, open gates to other gods**

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## 🛡️ **5. Hivites – Deceitful Worshippers (Connected to Baal and Serpent Worship)**

- **Main Deities**:
  - Worshipped **Baal, Ishtar**, and **serpent-related cults**
  - Practiced **divination, trickery, and diplomacy over war**
- **Scripture References**:
  - Genesis 34:2 – Shechem the Hivite violates Dinah
  - Joshua 9 – Gibeonite deception (Hivites)
- **Spiritual Stronghold**:
  - **Deception, false covenants, compromise with darkness**

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## 🛡️ **6. Jebusites – Unyielding Pagan Worship**

- **Main Deities**:
  - **Unknown directly**, but archaeological findings tie them to **Baal and pagan worship of fertility gods**
- **Scripture References**:
  - Joshua 15:63 – Jebusites dwell in Jerusalem
  - 2 Samuel 5:6–10 – David conquers Jebus (Jerusalem)
- **Spiritual Stronghold**:
  - **Oppression, spiritual pride, resistance to God's rule**

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## 🛡️ **7. Girgashites – Earthly and Carnal Worship**

- **Main Deities**:
  - No specific deities listed, but likely engaged in **animism, earth worship**, and **local fertility rituals**
- **Scripture References**:
  - Deuteronomy 7:1 – Listed among the nations to be driven out
  - Joshua 3:10 – God promises to drive them out
- **Spiritual Stronghold**:
  - **Materialism, unbelief, carnal reasoning**

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## 🔥 Summary Table

| **Nation** | **Main Gods** | **Stronghold** | **Key Scripture** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canaanites | Baal, Asherah | Idolatry, lust, syncretism | Judges 2:11–13; 1 Kings 18 |
| Hittites | Teshub, fear deities | Fear, death cults | Genesis 23; Deut. 7:1 |
| Amorites | Molech, Amurru | Pride, child sacrifice, rebellion | Amos 2:9–10; Jer. 32:35 |
| Perizzites | Local idols | Lawlessness, confusion | Genesis 13:7; Judges 1:4–5 |
| Hivites | Baal, Ishtar, serpent | Deception, compromise, divination | Joshua 9; Genesis 34:2 |
| Jebusites | Baal-related gods | Pride, resistance | Joshua 15:63; 2 Samuel 5:6–10 |
| Girgashites | Earth spirits, animism | Carnality, materialism | Deut. 7:1; Joshua 3:10 |

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