Semites

The Semites, among the most blended of Urantia peoples, united with Babylonians and Chaldeans in the east, while the Phoenicians held the western coast of Palestine. 96:2.1

Deity concepts among early Semites included a pantheon of spirits before evolving into monotheism with Yahweh as the supreme God. 96:1

The worship of trees by the early Semites reflected a varied belief in the spirits residing within them, ranging from kindly to cruel among different tribes and races. 85:2.4

The Semitic race, including Babylonians, Jews, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, and Canaanites, occupied a strategic position for trade and Gentiles eagerly accepted the gospel. 121:2.1 156:3.2

The Sumerians were absorbed into the ranks of the northern Semites after suffering reverses at the hands of the Suites and Guites around 2500 B.C. 78:8.10

The Semites believed the soul resided in bodily fat, tabooing the eating of animal fat as a way to preserve it. 86:5.15

The well-organized Semites, including the Chaldeans and Phoenicians, united with the Babylonians after invading the fertile crescent. 96:2.1

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Holy groves 85:2.4 — Gn 21:33; 2 Ki 17:9-11,16; 2 Ch 33:19; Dt 16:21.
• Tree of life 85:2.4 — Gn 2:9; Gn 3:22; Rev 2:7; Rev 22:2,14.
• Soul crying from Abel's blood 86:5.15 — Gn 4:10.
• Animal fat taboo 86:5.15 — Lv 3:17; Lv 7:22-25.
• Eyes are the windows of soul 86:5.15 — Mt 6:22-23; Lk 11:34.

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