Dear Yair,

I read in some of your articles:

(Sanchuniathon:)

"Kronos, whom the Egyptians call Thouth, excelled in wisdom among the Phoenicians ...Kronos then, whom the Phoenicians call ISRAEL, who was king of the country  and subsequently after his decease  was deified as the star Saturn had an only begotten son ..called Jehud...he arrayed his son ...in royal apparel and sacrificed him".

This same passage is circulated around the Internet.

However, I checked the original on:


http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/af/af01.htm


It goes:

"For Cronus, whom the Phoenicians call IL, and who after his death was deified and instated in the planet which bears his name, when king, had by a nymph of the country called Anobret an only son, who on that account is styled Ieoud, for so the Phnicians still call an only son: and when great dangers from war beset the land he adorned the altar, and invested this son with the emblems of royalty, and sacrificed him.Euseb. Pr p. Evan. lib. I. c. 10.lib. IV."

There, very interestingly, the word "Israel" does not appear, instead the word "Il", which is the simple variation of the name El. Of course, one could argue, this is the G-D of the Hebrews, but it is much more likely that it is simply what is appears to be, the pagan deity of the Phoenician pantheon.

Is there yet some other authentic translation with the Israel appearing, or is that just a gross misunderstanding?

Sincerely,
Ilkka Olander