El
Northwest Semitic word for "god"
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El
Summary
El is a deity[1]. He ranks in the top 1% of deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,568 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Among El's spouses was Asherah[3].
- A child of El was Baal[4].
- A child of El was Mot[5].
- A child of El was Yam[6].
- A child of El was Shahar[7].
- A child of El was Shalim[8].
- A child of El was Shapshu[9].
- El is recorded as male[10].
- El's instance of is recorded as deity[11].
- El's instance of is recorded as theonym[12].
- El's Commons category is recorded as El (deity)[13].
- El's topic's main category is recorded as Category:El (deity)[14].
- El's worshipped by is recorded as Phoenician religion[15].
- El's worshipped by is recorded as Canaanite religion[16].
- El's worshipped by is recorded as Ugaritic religion[17].
- El's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'אב אדם'}[18].
- El's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'אב שנם'}[19].
- El's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'בני בנות'}[20].
- El's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'מלכ יכננה'}[21].
- El's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'לטפן אל בעל הלב'}[22].
- El's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'אֵל'}[23].
- El's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'arc', 'text': 'ܐܠ\u200e'}[24].
- El's different from is recorded as Q3577272[25].
- El's different from is recorded as El[26].
Body
Personal Life
Among El's spouses was Asherah[3]. Children include Baal[4], a deity[27]; Mot[5], a death deity[28]; Yam[6], a theonym[29]; Shahar[7], a deity[30]; Shalim[8], a deity[31]; and Shapshu[9], a goddess[32].
Why It Matters
El ranks in the top 1% of deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,568 views/month).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
FAQs
Who was El married to?
El's spouses include Asherah[3].