“... Isaiah 5:14 and Habakkuk 2:5 echo the Canaanite god Mot's imagery by describing Sheol as a gaping mouth that swallows people, similar to Mot’s vast, consuming mouth in Ugaritic texts. This portrayal corresponds with other references to Sheol’s "mouth," linking it symbolically to the ancient Canaanite deity of Death ...” #intertextuality #bible #literature