love , kindness, affection , crescent with the small disk of Venus
Pre-Islamic Arabian moon-god
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Religions of the ancient Near East
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Arabia
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Egypt
Iran
Mesopotamia
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Pre-Islamic Arabian deities
'Amm
A'ra
Abgal
Al-Lat
Al-Qaum
Almaqah
Anbay
ʿAṯtar
Basamum
Dhu l-Khalasa
Dushara
Haukim
Hubal
Isāf and Nā'ila
Manaf
Manāt
Nasr
Nuha
Quzah
Ruda
Sa'd
Shams, Samas
Syn
Suwa'
Ta'lab
Theandrios
al-‘Uzzá
Wadd
Ya'uq
Yaghūth
Yatha
Arabian deities of other Semitic origins
Aglibol (Palmyrene)
Astarte
Atargatis (Syrian)
Baalshamin (Canaanite and Palmyrene)
Bēl (Palmyrene)
Bes (Egypt)
Ēl / Ilah (NW Semitic)
Inanna/Ishtar
Malakbel (Palmyrene)
Nabū, Nebo
Nergal
Yarhibol (Palmyrene)
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Wed (Arabic: وَدّ) (Ancient South Arabian script: 𐩥𐩵) is a pre-Islamic Arabian god. it was the national god of the Minaeans of South Arabia, Yemen, and the snake was associated with it. It is also called Waad and Wadum.
In Arabian tradition, Wed was worshipped by the Banu Kalb tribe and his idol was located in the city of Dumat al-Jandal. The idol was said to be destroyed by Khalid ibn al-Walid. He is also mentioned in the Quran as a false god in Surat Nuh.
Quran as a false god in Surat Nuh. Wadd was the national god of Ma'in, or the Minaeans; the magic formula Wd'b or "Wadd is [my?] father" was written on amulets...
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