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Dhu-Samawi

Arabian deity
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  • Arabian religion
    / South Arabia

    …gods worshipped in South Arabia, Dhū Samāwī (“the Heavenly One”) was presented by Bedouin tribes with votive statuettes of camels to ensure the well-being of their herds. Kāhil, the national god of the central Arabian kingdom of Qaḥṭān in Qaryat al-Faʾw, was assimilated there to Dhū Samāwī. He was also…

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    …gods worshipped in South Arabia, Dhū Samāwī (“the Heavenly One”) was presented by Bedouin tribes with votive statuettes of camels to ensure the well-being of their herds. Kāhil, the national god of the central Arabian kingdom of Qaḥṭān in Qaryat al-Faʾw, was assimilated there to Dhū Samāwī. He was also…

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