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He was one of the local deities of Jerusalem's pre-Israelite era.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus a new impulse was given to Jewish proselytism in Alexandria, and the earlier history of Israel, especially the pre-Israelite epoch with its simple human types, was read in a new light.

From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann

Some of these were taken over from pre-Israelite cults.

From Judaism by Abrahams, Israel

It is evident, therefore, that the pre-Israelite inhabitants of Palestine were closely akin to the Hebrews, and spoke substantially the same language.

From The Christian View of the Old Testament by Eiselen, Frederick Carl