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=== Examples relevant to your Mot ↔ Samael observation ===
* Mot / māwet (death). Mot is attested in Ugaritic texts as the Canaanite god of death/underworld and opponent of Baal. The Hebrew word māwet (מות) is cognate; in Israelite texts “death” is often personified or used mythically. But direct transfer of Mot the god into a named Jewish angel/demon is not straightforward — rather, motifs and the vocabulary of “death” move into Hebrew poetic and prophetic language. (Classic treatments of Mot/Baal appear in the Ugaritic literature literature). JSTOR<ref>{{cite web|title=JSTOR|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27924890|publisher=jstor.org|access-date=2025-11-28}}</ref>
* Samael (Jewish tradition). Samael is a developing figure in Jewish apocalyptic, Talmudic, and midrashic sources: an accuser, seducer, and sometimes angel of death — a composite figure shaped in Second Temple and later Jewish literature. While he shares attributes with death-figures (destruction, seduction), primary Jewish sources develop Samael within Jewish angelology rather than as a direct borrowing of the Canaanite Mot cult figure. Compare descriptions of Samael in reference works. Encyclopedia Britannica<ref>{{cite web|title=Encyclopedia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Samael|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2025-11-28}}</ref>
* Resheph / other plague/war gods → Hebrew echoes. Resheph (a Canaanite/Eblaite god associated with plague, war, and fire) is explicitly attested in Northwest Semitic contexts and appears as a theophoric element and as an image in some Biblical verses (often demythologized into poetic language for plague/fiery destruction). Scholars show instances where the biblical text references these names or motifs without preserving a living cult. Jewish Bible Quarterly<ref>{{cite web|title=Jewish Bible Quarterly|url=https://jbqnew.jewishbible.org/assets/Uploads/452/JBQ_452_Barreshef.pdf|publisher=Jewish Bible Quarterly|access-date=2025-11-28}}</ref>
* Baal → Beelzebub / demonization. “Baal” as a title/god becomes polemical in the Hebrew Bible (Baal worship is condemned); later Jewish/Christian texts turn names like Baal/Beelzebub into demonological figures. This is a clearer example of a pagan deity being refigured in later demonology. (See general treatments of Baal and demonization in the literature.) JSTOR<ref>{{cite web|title=JSTOR|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27924890|publisher=jstor.org|access-date=2025-11-28}}</ref>
* Lilith/Lilitu and other female demonic figures. Motifs of Mesopotamian/West Semitic night-demons (Lilitu and related figures) resurface in later Jewish lore as Lilith — a demoness associated with seduction, infant death, and sexual danger. This is an oft-cited example of a Near Eastern figure incorporated into Jewish demonology. (See standard handbooks / encyclopedias of ancient Near Eastern religion and Jewish folklore). ia601901.us.archive.org<ref>{{cite web|title=ia601901.us.archive.org|url=https://ia601901.us.archive.org/24/items/BaneTheresaEncyclopediaOfDemonsInWorldReligionsAndCultures/Bane%2C%20Theresa%20Encyclopedia%20of%20demons%20in%20world%20religions%20and%20cultures.pdf|publisher=ia601901.us.archive.org|access-date=2025-11-28}}</ref>