There are apocryphal traditions and legends which claim that Jesus visited some of the ancient pre-Christian mystery temples and wisdom schools, for example, in Egypt and India. It may be significant to note that just few miles from Elilean Isa, on the mainland of the Scottish Isle of Skye, close to Dunvegan, is to be found an extensive ancient site of religious worship known as the Temple of Anaitis. Its close proximity to the Island of Jesus could suggest that Jesus (Isa) may have visited this pre-Christian mystery temple.
Sprinkled across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, often in remote places, are to be found curious ancient sites of religious worship known by Gaelic name of Annat or Annait which were seen as places of worship relating to Mother Church. These Annat sites appear to be pre-Christian and apparently relate to the worship of Anaitis, the Goddess of the ancient East. In the old Hebrew-Phoenician pantheon, Anaitis or Anath was the sister of the sun god Baal or Bel who was also worshipped in the Celtic regions of the British Isles, Particularly Scotland and Ireland by the Lighting of the Belfane fires.
Anaitis, from whence, in all probability, is derived the Gaelic term annat, was a pre-Christian female deity or goddess who was worshipped not only in Egypt but also in Asia Minor. Along with Baal, she was one of the leading deities worshipped by the Canaanites. She was also worshipped in Anatolia and Armenia, both in Asia Minor. According to Jocob Bryant, many places were styled An-ait…some of these were so called from their situation; others from the worship there established. The Egyptians had many subordinate deities, which they esteemed so many emancipation from their chief god. These derivations they called fountains and supposed them to be derived from the sun; that they looked upon as the source of all things. Hence they formed Ath-El and Ath- Ain, the Athela and Athena of the Greeks. These were two titles appropriate to the same personage, Divine wisdom, as Divine Wisdom was sometimes expressed Ath-Ain, so, at other times, the terms were reversed and the Deity constituted called An-Ait. Temples to this goddess occur at Ecbatana in Media, also in Mesopotamia, Persis, Armenia, and Cappadocia where rites of fire were particularly observed. She was not unknown among the ancient Canaanites; for a temple called Beth- Anath is mentioned in the book of Joshua. Equally to add that ten of thousands of years before the arrival of Indo- European speaking people during the Stone Age and the Bronze Age, it was not God who was worshipped but rather a Great Goddess who reigned supreme in the European religion
Sprinkled across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, often in remote places, are to be found curious ancient sites of religious worship known by Gaelic name of Annat or Annait which were seen as places of worship relating to Mother Church. These Annat sites appear to be pre-Christian and apparently relate to the worship of Anaitis, the Goddess of the ancient East. In the old Hebrew-Phoenician pantheon, Anaitis or Anath was the sister of the sun god Baal or Bel who was also worshipped in the Celtic regions of the British Isles, Particularly Scotland and Ireland by the Lighting of the Belfane fires.
Anaitis, from whence, in all probability, is derived the Gaelic term annat, was a pre-Christian female deity or goddess who was worshipped not only in Egypt but also in Asia Minor. Along with Baal, she was one of the leading deities worshipped by the Canaanites. She was also worshipped in Anatolia and Armenia, both in Asia Minor. According to Jocob Bryant, many places were styled An-ait…some of these were so called from their situation; others from the worship there established. The Egyptians had many subordinate deities, which they esteemed so many emancipation from their chief god. These derivations they called fountains and supposed them to be derived from the sun; that they looked upon as the source of all things. Hence they formed Ath-El and Ath- Ain, the Athela and Athena of the Greeks. These were two titles appropriate to the same personage, Divine wisdom, as Divine Wisdom was sometimes expressed Ath-Ain, so, at other times, the terms were reversed and the Deity constituted called An-Ait. Temples to this goddess occur at Ecbatana in Media, also in Mesopotamia, Persis, Armenia, and Cappadocia where rites of fire were particularly observed. She was not unknown among the ancient Canaanites; for a temple called Beth- Anath is mentioned in the book of Joshua. Equally to add that ten of thousands of years before the arrival of Indo- European speaking people during the Stone Age and the Bronze Age, it was not God who was worshipped but rather a Great Goddess who reigned supreme in the European religion
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