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. [1] Deity concepts among early Semites included a pantheon of spirits before evolving into monotheism with Yahweh as the supreme God. [2]
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. [3]
The Semitic race, including Babylonians, Jews, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, and Canaanites, occupied a strategic position for trade and Gentiles eagerly accepted the gospel. [4] 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. [5] The Semites believed the soul resided in bodily fat, tabooing the eating of animal fat as a way to preserve it. [6] The well-organized Semites, including the Chaldeans and Phoenicians, united with the Babylonians after invading the fertile crescent. [7]