The name of the Ugaritic/Canaanite king of the gods, the archetype of kingly succession. Kings said they were sons of El in order to have a divine justification for their rule. Later was adopted as one of the names of the Hebrew monotheistic god. That the Hebrews were from the same region is no small coincidence. They often adopted the old names of gods and incorporated them into the personifications of their own supreme being to illustrate he was the one true god and to convert the surrounding peoples. Religion is often one big P.R. machine for those who wish to have power and sovereignty.