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Osanobua or
Osalobua (Esan:
Osenobula or Osenebra; Urhobo:
Osonobruwhe or Osonobruvwe) is the name for God in the Edo language. It is also
referred to...
- is the
patron god of metalworkers. The
epithet Osanobua Noghodua means God Almighty. The word
Osanobua encomp****es a
large number of
divine principles...
- of
origin holds that
initially there was no land on earth. Accordingly,
Osanobua requested three sons to
descend from the sky in a canoe. One son, named...
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century from the
Benin Empire.
There are many
deities of the Esan religion:
Osanobua, the main Edo-Esan god. This name for God was
brought over to Christianity...
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presence in the area. Bini
believe in
direct worship of the
Supreme Being,
Osanobua, the Bini
world view
permeates Aruosa's doctrine,
rituals and usage. In...
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Osanobua (God)
requested three sons to
descend from the sky in a canoe. One son,
named Igodo,
created land by
pouring sand on the water, and
Osanobua...
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Islamic influence. Esan
religion has so many deities,
which among them are:
Osanobua:
which actually is the main and
really Esan God. This name was adopted...
- Osa. The Bini high god,
creator of the
world [...] Osa is
often called Osanobua,
Erhavosa "godfather", and has also the
names Oɣodua, Ododua. Blier, Suzanne...
- carvers. They also show
devotion to
other gods and goddesses,
including Osanobua, the
supreme creator; Ogun, the god of iron and war; Orunmila, the god...
- was
celebrated among his
subjects as a
divine blessing bestowed by God (
Osanobua) and
their ancestors (Ebo). He was
esteemed as a wise and
benevolent ruler...
