Horrific Canaanite Gods: Ancient Religion Explained

Patreon: Twitter: Tony4YouYT #religion #theology #mythology 0:00 Intro 1:11 Moloch 6:33 Asherah 12:33 Outro The old gods of the semitic religions have always fascinated me with their brutality and disturbing practices. It seemed like all of ancient Israel’s neighbors left a lot to be desired. From human sacrifice to much more sensual duties of the priestesses, the surrounding blasphemous lands have a lot to learn from. The dark deity Moloch, god of sacrifice and tyranny, whose rituals led to the deaths of thousands across history from the region of Carthage. Asherah, wife of El and goddess of fertility and holy spaces, but also potentially the wife of Yahweh himself and exploiter of all that makes love pure. This is somewhat of a departure from the average Tony4you video as it doesn’t have anything to do with video games, but I hope the lore, history, and ancient knowledge gathered in this video will be entertaining all the same. Biblical