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Canaanite 1. a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied the land of Canaan before the Israelite conquest 2. the extinct language of this people, belonging to the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family 3. (in later books of the Old Testament) a merchant or trader (Job 40:30; Proverbs 31:24) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Some commentators observe that members of the Canaanite musical ensemble which led the band of prophets down from the shrine at Gibeath-elohim ("Hill of God" 1 Sam 10:5) were playing instruments that were capable of inducing and sustaining alternate states of consciousness: the harp, the tambourine, the flute [better: halil], and the lyre. For the first hearers of these words, this image of God swallowing up death would have connected them to the Canaanite myth of the god Mot, whose name means death. Written to give the reader a closer insight into the life of Deborah herself, Servant of the Gods follows her from her birthright as a Canaanite priestess to her role as a female leader in a patriarchal society. |
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