Sentences with phrase «god of fertility»

For the nation prided itself in the great historic events which were accepted as their God's intervention on their behalf; but Baal, of whom they learned from the Canaanites, was god of the fertility of the land.
There was the downright idolatry of trying to seek favors from Baal, the pagan god of fertility.
They worshiped Baal, a Canaanite god of fertility, caring more for their crops and the yield of their fields than for righteousness and the service of God (1 Kings 16:29 - 22:38).
In essence, Rouse said, the entire worm's body has evolved as a tool for mating, «and that's why we named it Osedax «priapus,» the mythological god of fertility,» said Rouse.
Hale Tenger has continued her examination of the identity of the Turkish people by creating, in 2003, a syncretism with Turkish Delight, which associates the sculpture of the Greek god of fertility, Priapus, and the designs of Iznik pottery.
In July 2008 it was officially named Makemake after the creator of humanity and god of fertility of the native people of Easter Island.
Ashtoreth was the god of fertility: it was important for the Israelites that they be fertile and have children.
... and so Christ had been redefined into a celebration after man's own desires... food, drink, god of fertility... the freedom to worship any god.
A common theme of the myths of the ancient cultures was the death and resurrection of the god of fertility.
Rapa Nui also has been known as the god of fertility and the chief god of the Tangata manu bird - man cult (who was worshipped in the form of sea birds that were his incarnation and carved in petroglyphs on Easter island as a man with a bird's head).
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