These are understandable, once it is understood that the Bible uses language which may allude to local beliefs, but does so in order to make the point that Yahweh, the only true God, is far greater than the petty beliefs of men which would have been known to those who first read the inspired words, fresh from the prophet's mouth.
Hizi zinaeleweka, mara ikieleweka kwa matumizi ya lugha ya Biblia inayoweza kutaja kwa kuandikwa imani ya mahali, lakini yafanya hivyo ili kumaanisha kwamba Yahweh, Mungu wa kweli wa pekee, ni mkuu sana kuliko imani hafifu za watu ambazo zilijulikana kwa wale waliosoma kwanza maneno yaliyovuviwa, mapya toka Kiywani mwa nabii.