entity_relationships: 2383
Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb
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| relationship_id | subject_entity_id | relationship_type | object_entity_id | confidence | rationale | source_id | review_status | period_id |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2383 | ENT_ARA_HADAD_DAMASCUS | patron_of | ENT_STORM | high | Hadad of Damascus is explicitly the storm deity of the Aramean kingdom — the Aramaic name "Hadad" means "thunderer," and his function in inscriptions and the OT accounts of the Damascene kings is consistently as the storm god who gives rain and grants military victory. The Melqart stele inscription invokes Hadad's divine favor; the royal epithets Ben-Hadad ("son of Hadad") and Hadadezer ("Hadad is my help") confirm his storm-patronage as the basis of royal legitimacy. Lipiński (2000) pp. 570-572. | SRC_LIPINSKI_ARAMEANS | reviewed | PER_ARA_IRON_AGE |