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As Canaanites, the Phoenicians practiced a very base religion centered around the fertility god Baal; it involved sodomy, bestiality, and ceremonial prostitution, as well as abhorrent rites of child sacrifice. (See PICTURE, Vol. 1, p. 739; CANAAN, CANAANITE No. 2 [Conquest of Canaan by Israel].) The Phoenician city of Baalbek (c. 65 km [40 mi] NE of Beirut) became one of the great centers of polytheistic worship in the ancient world; in Roman times great temples to various gods and goddesses were erected there, the ruins of which can be seen today.
What else can I help you with?
Why is ancient Phoenician religion not that well understood?
There are so few ancient Phoenicians around to talk with about it.
What type of religion did the Phoenicians have?
their religion was Phoenician
Which pair of the ancient people lived in the region called the Levant?
The Hebrews and Phoenicians were the two ancient people that lived in the Levant.
Where did the Phoenicians get their religion from?
hebrews
Which ancient civilization originated in present day Lebanon?
The Phoenicians were the ancient people who originated in Lebanon. It was the Phoenicians who founded the city of Carthage and the Carthaginian empire.
What were the Phoenicians to the ancient Mediterraneans?
Traders.
What sailors and traders of the ancient world?
Phoenicians
Where did the ancient Phoenicians live first?
In the Levant.
What ancient peoples developed an alphabet?
The Phoenicians
Who were the greatest sallors of the ancient world?
The Phoenicians.
What religion the Phoenicians?
They were polytheistic, as was the rest of the western world.
Did the Phoenicians trade?
The Phoenicians were the great merchants of ancient times. They sold rich treasures from many lands.
