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Yhwh took El's place

Asherah was the consort of El, head of the Canaanite pantheon. In the inscriptions, she is Yhwh's consort. Yhwh had taken El's seat of honor.

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Blessings in the names of El and Baal also appear, showing a crowded divine world in which Yhwh was rising to the top.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 83

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