The two quotations below, from Isaiah and Psalms, are
direct echoes from Canaanite mythology as found in
Ugaritic literature. There are more such examples in
the HB.
You can check this out in the recent Rise of Yahwism
by De Moor, with many bibliographic references.
Uri Hurwitz
"There is, of course, Isaiah 27:1 áÌÇéÌåÉí äÇäåÌà éÄôÀ÷Éã éÀäåÈä áÌÀçÇøÀáÌåÉ äÇ÷ÌÈùÑÈä åÀäÇâÌÀãåÉìÈä åÀäÇçÂæÈ÷Èä òÇì ìÄåÀéÈúÈï ðÈçÈùÑ áÌÈøÄçÇ åÀòÇì ìÄåÀéÈúÈï ðÈçÈùÑ òÂ÷ÇìÌÈúåÉï åÀäÈøÇâ àÆú- äÇúÌÇðÌÄéï àÂùÑÆø áÌÇéÌÈí But here reference, I think, is to A$UR and MICRAIM. Also the poetical flair of Psalms 74:13-14 àÇúÌÈä ôåÉøÇøÀúÌÈ áÀòÈæÌÀêÈ éÈí ùÑÄáÌÇøÀúÌÈ øÈàùÑÅé úÇðÌÄéðÄéí òÇì- äÇîÌÈéÄí àÇúÌÈä øÄöÌÇöÀúÌÈ øÈàùÑÅé ìÄåÀéÈúÈï Isaac Fried, Boston University "
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