Another Semitic group of nomads, the Amurrites came in two waves, the first settling still north and east of Akkadian territory in the area of Assyria in the Hurrian empire, where they quickly gave up their nomadic ways and came to build cities and establish an agrarian economy. It is obvious Abraham had no God at that point in his life. Dr. DiMattei and all of the participants on this blog: Thank you so much for helping me, a complete ignorant past Christianity, Mormonism, and the likes. I am interested in knowing more. 2. He is called ‘Lord of the mountain,’ ‘He who dwells on the pure mountain’ and ‘he who inhabits the shining mountain.’ But lastly, and most importantly, to the best of my research, Amurru is the original “El Shaddai,” or “Bêl Šadê.” When “god” first introduces himself to Abraham, it is as “El Shaddai.”, When, in Exodus, this god introduces himself to Moses as Yahweh, he says, “I was known to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as El Shaddai.”. sad kbd hmt Uphold and honor them, 2 El Elyon was the Most High God and the creator of the … Your research is exponentially more advanced than my own, but I find we have reached many similar conclusions. • John 10:30 I (Yahshua) and the Father are one (Heb. “Also, when Kronos [Elus] was traveling around the world, he gave the kingdom of Attica to his own daughter Athena. Funny how one of His names is “GOD OF ISRAEL” … but in no place, not the OT or the NT, do we see this entity with the name “el canaan” NEVER is He called, or calls Himself, the “GOD OF CANAAN!” Not even once! new DNA evidence (May 2002) reveals just that. John, welcome, but what is this? zietgeist, the biblical traditions themselves—and ignoring the data from the archeological record which would yield an unequivocal “no” to your question—give various and contradictory (not yet posted here) responses to this question. It was almost certainly an adjectival formation (intransitive participle) from the root “to be strong, powerful” (‘wl), meaning “The Strong (or Powerful) One.”. In the kingdom of Israel, as Hosea 8 and 1 Kings 12:26-29 relate, he was often worshipped in the form of a calf, as the god Baal was. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. Crew. Did all of these names originally use “EL” instead of “YAH”? God did not reveal Himself as YHWH prior to Moses, and since Moses is the one who wrote … go figure. Yahweh Elohei David יהוה אֱלֹהֵי דָּוִד I’ve yet to find the Amurru connection described anywhere – could you please direct me to which of these authors describes it? A Canaanite one. Enlil, Elil, Ashur, Ilu-kur-gal, El-Shadai, Zeus, Yahweh, (Jehovah) Jupiter, God, Allah. Assertions. . Patience Translations of the Ugaritic texts can be found in: C. Gordon. Found inside – Page iThis book brings together some of the world's most exciting scholars from across a variety of disciplines to provide a concise and accessible guide to the Hebrew Bible. He sees no misfortune for the people of Israel. May I ask which version of the Bible you’re quoting from? For instance, the notion of a god in the sky is very natural to arrive at if you watch rain fall and listen to lightning crash during a storm, forgetting what you know of meteorology. I grew up in a Christian School/and Home, and I remember seeing some of the textual differences you elucidate here–and I often felt as if I was the only person…, I found this website only a few days ago and I must say the information here is truly amazing as well as mind boggling for me. I pulled this article, Deuteronomy 32:8 and the Sons of God, by biblical scholar Michael Heiser from the internet, and have quoted some of it below. It can theoretically also be some centuries earlier. )—most often in an attempt to assimilate El with Yahweh, but other times to assert El’s and Yahweh’s separate identities and even Yahweh’s “original” subordination to El (e.g., Deut 32:7-8)! This name of God which (by Jewish tradition) is too holy to voice, is actually spelled "YHWH" without … El is the name of the deity invoked in the name Israel, which translates: “May El persevere.”2 This suggests that El was seen as the chief god in the formative years of Israel’s religious practices. This continues an ancient tradition, in which Asherah (Lady of the Sea, who shares many similarities with Mary) takes petitions to El. “My guess,” Dr. Goldstein said, “is that the rest of the genome will be a mixture of both.”. I’ve been looking for someone with the scholarly acumen that you possess for sometime and it is proving itself successful in my continuing education. That’s what separates this el from the other els. The second half of this book goes beyond the sanctuary at Bethel to the existence of a deity named Bethel. I find it interesting that many people reject the possibility that the stories of Yahweh may have evolved from the stories of El over many generations because El was not exactly pious. I believe that el is simply a generic term for divine entity or god (in a polytheistic sense, not “god” from modern perspective.) […] In addition, Kronos gave the city Byblos to the goddess Baaltis who is also Dione, and the city Beirut to Poseidon and to the Kabeiri, the Hunters and the Fishers, who made the relics of Pontos an object of worship in Beirut.”. I have read Myths To Live By by Joseph Campbell and I was intrigued by the similarity of religions that were practiced in places and times where we don’t know of contact. “2 Elohim spoke to Moses, “I am Yahweh. IMO, you do seem to believe in a theology that you derived from an existing one, which you believe is at least partially correct. He seems to be humanity’s bridge to El, but not through YHWH. Thank you very much for this site! They would be tested on their loyalty, a test which they failed. I’m a little familiar with the documentary hypothesis and all the J P stuff. Hear, O Israel, YAHWEH our Elohim is YAHWEH echad. The six fruits of the Holy Spirit are all very individual attributes. Jacob has another encounter with El at Penuel, which is so named because Jacob sees El face-to-face (32:31). It seems rather uneducated. How do you assimilate an indigenous population of Canaanites/Israelites into a form of Yahwism created by elite priests of later years? I know they have found what appear to be places of worship up to 70,000 years old (in Africa but not universally accepted; the 40,000 year old one in Europe is generally accepted though). All in all fascinating material. But the war-like cruel Father does make appearances the New Testament. We both have recently “escaped” a religious cult. Yet Yahwah could be an epithet of God. The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe. I am currently away from my books, but if I had to guess, this is probably Mark Smith’s translation in his The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel. zeitgeist2012, it is quite likely, and strongly suggested by archeologists and anthropologists that the Hebrews (Israelites) didn’t invade Canaan but actually grew from within Canaanon. He noted that the study of racial differences had led to disaster in the past but that the new analysis of genetic differences was “a form of racial science for the good, rather than the bad.”, “Racial science,” Dr. Schiffman said, “has brought so many terrible things. There’s a lot more to this, but I think this gives you something to look into, Harley. El Olam-The Everlasting God or The Eternal God (Genesis 21:32-33) Read it HERE. This is a fantastic website. Who is the God of Israel? However, there is strong evidence, both biblical and archaeological, to support the claim that El and Yahweh were worshiped interchangeably in the first temple period. Your illustration makes the Bible so much more interesting to a non-believer, like myself. So basically, God the father is El and his “son” is Yahweh who always existed with him, but was lower than him, who then became fully man in the form of Jesus. First, the name Israel is not a Yahwistic name. 3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you. Second, Yahweh received his divine portion, Israel, through an action initiated by the god El, here identifiable through his epithet “the Most High.” In other words, the passage depicts two gods: one, the Most High (El), is seen as assigning nations to the divine beings or gods (the Hebrew word is elohim, plural “gods”) in his council; the other, Yahweh, is depicted as receiving from the first god, the Most High, his particular allotment, namely the people of Israel. We see ONE – GOD the FATHER YAH as a Spirit – sitting on the throne. He is the masculine Force that works with the individual. The word El is a generic name for “god” in Northwest Semitic (Hebrew and Ugaritic) and as such it is also used in the Old Testament for heathen deities or idols (Ex. Mormonism claims that Lucifer and Yahshua were once brothers. ValerieMy question is on Psalm 82. Some of this is discussed in my general introduction to the book of Deuteronomy. El Shaddai is the Hebrew name for God meaning The All-Sufficient One, God Almighty. Here are some of the better-known names of God in the Bible: … I can’t believe you’re putting this level of effort into this. William Dever, Did God Have a Wife? © All material on this Website is Copyrighted © 1999 - 2017 by the Esoteric Interfaith Church, Inc. All rights reserved. Genesis 33:20 Gen 1:3. Hadad, the storm god, is often known simply as "The Lord" or "Baal" and his cult formed the basis for the later Greek god Adonis. El was the King of the Gods, more powerful even than Ba’al, so naturally His prophets would defeat Ba’al’s. In other words, all that had in the past been attributed to El had been in actuality really the work of Yahweh! (This post was last modified: April 10, 2016 at 9:11 pm by, if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. 21 He doesn’t want any trouble for the descendants of Jacob. Elohim may have meant the lesser gods under El. As previously stated, He did not exist prior to the ascension of Yeshua. Yahweh is a family name consisting of Yah Yahweh the FATHER (Ps 68:4) and Yahshua Yahweh the Son. This book teaches the principal Canaanite religious literature, and is written for the reader without linguistic or scholarly background, and should prove valuable for students of the history of religion, of the Bible, and of comparative ... As a child growing up, and later as I moved from Judaism into Christianity, then Paganism and back to Judaism it is still THAT God that I am drawn to in the Torah. This started a long downward movement away from spiritual idealism, into the materialist ideologies that dominate our world today. As for her second claim, I’m not too convinced. The myths name El as father to several notable deities including Hadad, Yam, and Yahweh. I appreciate your thoughtful comments on this. Since the Y chromosome passes down only from father to son, and mitochondrial DNA is always inherited from the mother alone, the two elements serve to track the genetic history of men and women respectively. When Joshua was suppose to have attacked, Jericho was little more then a 2 horse cow town, with no walls and very little population. Any connection bewteen El and Allah?… Abraham worshipped El according to tne bible tradition… Abraham and Ishmael worshipped Allah according to the Quranic traditions… El Allah?…. The charismatic gifts of the Holy Spirit are: THE THREE CHARISMATIC GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 19 El is not like people. Qadash Kinahnu, A Canaanite-Phoenician Temple [downloaded from this URL in 2000 http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/2938/majdei.html ]. For Abraham, God was indeed the Almighty provider and sustainer (the meaning of El Shaddai in Genesis . Genesis 1 as a Test Case, The Growing Problem of Biblical Illiteracy in Our Country, The Biblical Texts on Their Own Terms Versus the Bible on Its Terms: Genesis 1 and 2 as a Case Study, Morals Don’t Come From God: For This I Know Because the Bible Tells Me So, #245. He is sometimes described as a shepherd and the son of the Mesopotamian sky-god Anu. Here are some of the most important gods involved in the quest of harvesting gold on Earth, and their names in different tongues. You should watch Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s series “The Bible’s Buried Secrets”, especially episode 2, which was first on BBC2 in 2011. " The chapters of this book were originally preached as sermons at Avenue Road Church in Toronto, ON. Whether spoken or written, Tozer's words were designed to "promote personal heart religion" among God's people. "What is God Like? I’m sorry, Christians have been screwing up Jewish folklore for centuries, I highly suggest that Christians learn Hebrew and read the entire text of the Tanahk in its entirety. By the time we hear that the historical existence of Abraham is apparently rejected out of hand by much of this community, things begin to get absurd. It is the same word used to join a man and woman as one “echad” many in one. I don’t know what you people are doing to become “scholars” nowadays, but that stuff seems to be given out from free in the 2000’s. Yahweh appears to have his roots outside Israel, in the area of Midian, (N.W. In a recent book, “The Beginnings of Jewishness,” Dr. Cohen argued that far-flung Jewish communities had adopted the rabbinic teaching of the matrilineal descent of Jewishness soon after the Islamic conquests in the seventh, eight and ninth centuries A.D. One part of the Goldstein team’s analysis, that matrilineal descent of Jewishness was practiced at or soon after the founding of each community, could fit in with this conclusion, Dr. Cohen said, if the communities were founded around this time. A REAL scholar (sorry, but I’m very partial to people who have relivant degrees, not thing in “divinity” or “theology” or “new testament” … and then litearlly calling themselves a BIBLICAL scholar. [Again, remember that Ba’al was not necessarily a “fake” or “bad” because the prophets of El beat Ba’al’s prophets – they had to beat Ba’al’s prophets, because El was the King of the pantheon]. He is the undisputed leader of the pantheon, more powerful even than the great Ba’al (his son who died and was resurrected by El’s daughter Anat). Oh this is getting deep. In other words, the Bible is consistent in it’s monotheistic claim. (But there’s no evidence that he existed according to the “scholarly community”. The issue is complicated by the fact that in Hebrew, the word Asherah is masculine, and biblical passages normally use Asherah to refer to the sacred pillar or tree that was often erected next to altars belonging to El, Baal, or even Yahweh. He is glimpsed in Paul’s strict warnings against idol worship. Eisegesis. El’s Bride, or Consort, Asherah can be seen as the early form of the Goddess, the first H. His Foster-Son, Ba’al, can be seen as the early form of the Son God, the V, who later incarnated as Yeshua. Yes, because the House of Levi was condemned and excommunicated by Jacob on his deathbed for murder and keeping instruments of torture in his household. I’m not familiar with Barker’s work. Many of the morals in the Bible do hold up today, such as the idea that if someone causes injury or loss to someone else, that they should make reparations. This happens because the symbols of the Gods are adopted by other constellations and moons of our solar system. . I find it very cumbersome to search through the Expanded Bible, the “God’s Word” translation, the Amplified Bible, etc., to only rarely be rewarded with (seemingly) more accurate information. I suppose I could find a printed or ebook version of that translation. I am very interested in the comments made by various participants. (Gen 6:6-7; Ex 32:13-14; 1 Sam 2:30-31, 15:35; Amos 7:3; Jon 3:10 vs Num 23:19; 1 Sam 15:29; Mal 3:6), #82. On another note, we must concede that even if Yahshua was seen as the son of Yahweh or as the mediator to EL these are cultural and historical perspectives that individuals had of their reality and/or religion. The grammar is vague as to whose mighty hand this . The essays in this volume address key aspects of Israelite religious development. Would this make Yahweh the same person as the one who warned Utanapishtim about the flood? Jesus confirms that many would and have come in His name whether it’s El, Adonai, Baal, Christ or just plain using the term God because He was the creator and the demi god’s of ancient culture where trying to usurp His will. It was for these reasons that the Hebrews were told not to intermarry with the other much larger cultures, and permission was given to drive them out of the land. What you’re saying is pure speculation. This is also a name by which God is called in the Old Testament — El, the God (Elohim) of Israel (el elohe yisrael: Gen. 33:20). And once the Hebrew culture was firmly established, His policy toward other tribes was live and let live – a policy Jews everywhere still practice today. There is also the possibility that He did not destroy those people at all. As a formerly religious person, I was taught that the Bible was completely harmonious and there were no contradictions in it at all! The Gnostics were rebelling against this, and sought a return to the worship of El as opposed to the somewhat bloodthirsty Yahweh. • Deut 6:4 and Mark 12:29 state: As for me: I will continue visiting this blog and hope to find the direction I am seeking for. Both of these Greek renderings presuppose a Hebrew text of either בְנֵי אֱלֹהִים or בְנֵי אֱלֹים. Adonai. I imagine they did not even teach you the difference between and alef and a bet (no clue on the Ibrit alefbet)? Does this make Ea/Yahweh a ‘nicer person’ than his vengeful father, thus the one who came to save us? http://religionatthemargins.com/2011/07/the-most-heiser-yahweh-and-elyon-in-psalm-82-and-deuteronomy-32/. He is the Passover Lamb of God. 44:10). Having not yet connected the idea of sex and 9-months later, boom, a new baby from the females womb, primitive man saw the female as spontaneously producing life, as earth more generally as spontaneously producing life. You along with Bart Ehrman, Craig Allerts “A High View of Scripture”, and Friedman’s “Who Wrote The Bible”, have given me great insight on how and why the Bible came to be what it is. That is why we must return the prefixes and suffixes El-God to Yl-strength-Father, to give honor to Yahweh by not making mention of the names of their Gods out of our mouths. It seems that Paraclete was a new concept, possibly coming into existence during the time of Yeshua or existing (hidden to us) since creation. He could have easily destroyed the whole human race in the great flood, but allowed a fragment to survive. The seven names of God that, once written, cannot be erased because of their holiness are the Tetragrammaton, El, Elohim, Eloah, Elohai, El Shaddai, and Tzevaot. “They established local populations, probably with local women. God has no shortage of names--He is called by almost 1000 different ones in the Bible. and hear (yes hear) more about El the FatherGod of the Bible. Jesus was from Galilee and would have been a follower of El, not Yahweh. However, here is what is certain: the word Elohim occurs in Genesis as the name of the Creator(s), and it is a There is some evidence (not conclusive, but highly suggestive) from Ugaritic (a kingdom just north of Canaan) texts that El was the primary God, who ruled over a council of gods, the Elohim (plural of god, so "gods") some of whom were "patron" gods of a particular people. His origins reach at least to the early Iron Age and likely to the Late Bronze Age. Like any good Father, He is protective and loving, expecting (and deserving) the respect and adoration of those He has created and continues to protect. Go enjoy the slideshow God Has a Wife! The Amurrite god, Amurru, had other titles. -why did God not give Canaan the promise? Apologies for my errors in haste. Thanks . The first time we see the language it is called the LANGUAGE OF CANAAN. Father Abba wanted good works and love more than legalistic sacrifice; his prophets began to preach a loving and faithful God to an idol-worshiping apostate people; and most of all, His prophets began to tell of a Messiah who would come and suffer in order to give them the key to eternal life. I’m starting to question the worth of your … “degree.”. El is an ancient god of the ocean reputed to have been worshiped by the ancient Hebrews before Abrahim. Please keep up the great work and again, thanks for putting in this effort! I HIGHLY recommend this as a MUST read for anyone interested in the EL/YHWH subjecte. What do you think of her work? This chapter begins the discussion on Israelite monotheism by noting the deep impact on Yahweh of the god El; the formative traditions of Israel, now largely lost in the mists of time, camouflage a complex relationship between El and Yahweh. Interesting article. We are almost never talking about Reality, capital R—unless of course we were to enter into a philosophical discussion that attempted to define what reality is—I’ll throw the first stone: an objective fact or a subjective experience? I had been blinded for so long! in Rev 10:1, 18:21. I apologize that I did not cite my source here. NO surprise there, for a degree called “New Testament and Early Christianity.” But do you at least posses a working knowledge of: -el being the shortened form of ‘elohym One of the most common Bible names for God is "Elohim," the plural form of El, meaning "Strong One.". Can I ask where you learnt this? https://www.hebrew4christians.com/Names_of_G-d/Elah/elah.html …….. my guess is that all faiths/religions/beliefs hold some universal truth that’s just presented differently across cultures. Canaanite and Phoenician society was depraved (child sacrifice, sex slavery, vicious torture and execution methods, etc.) If you have the time, I would appreciate your review. Anyway, I am curious if you do any research or reading that goes in further back. Thus, in … In the Torah, Abba is often seen as jealous, war-like, sometimes even cruel. FACT #2 There is no real pronunciation of YHVH unless you pronounce it completely without running it together. Please, for the benefit of the less learned, like in my case, continue with your discussions/updates, etc. Found insideComplete your experience with The Power of Knowing God DVD The Power of Knowing God Interactive Workbook When you are inspired to write, paint, or sing your praises that is the Holy Spirit working with you. I had been a christian many years.. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel (The Biblical . Much of what you’ve presented above, although interesting, is speculation, theological imagination, etc. Actually, very little is said about Paraclete in Scripture, and He doesn’t really show up until the New Testament. [Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1971] p. 60, 186 and G. Ryckmans, Les noms propres sud-sémitique, Vol. It can be irrefutably shown that … Mount Sinai. This I feel explains the use of El, the formal name for God was privaleged information and likely kept secret from hethens, as rabbis do still today with the supposed true name of YHWH. -why is it that YOUR believes do not align with ancient Israel or the Church? It is used usually to refer to the God of the old Testament. Evidence that conveys El and Yahweh to be two different Gods that became equated: 1. םֶֽכיֵה-ֱא הָוהְי Your God Numbers 15:41 Yahweh El Elyon ןוֹיְלֶע לֵא הוהי God Most High Genesis 14:22 Yahweh Elohei David דִוָ יֵה-ֱא הוהי God of David Isaiah 38:5 Yahweh Roie יִע@ הוהי My Shepherd Psalm 23:1. Find the GENERIC NAME FOR ‘GOD’ and try to make the same argument and see how even the general population fires back at something so inaccurate, it would demand 2 bags of popcorn to watch! Yahweh or its acronym YHVH stands for Yod Heh Veh Heh which is representing the quarters or the directions of a compass meaning God of all. He didn’t cry out to YHWH on the cross. But you think that el is NOT yah!? I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love. Possibly bioengineered from their DNA and our own. It is possible, Dr. Goldstein said, that the Ashkenazic community is a mosaic of separate populations formed the same way as the others. Used together El Qanna means Jealous God. More than any other reason, I referred to it as “my” theory in order to absolve anyone else from blame in the event it was an unsupportable one. You have an insurmountable challenge to overcome. Steve, thanks for answering my post, over a year ago. Dr. DiMattei and all of the participants on this blog: Thank you so much for helping me, a complete ignorant past Christianity, Mormonism, and the likes. Mount Tsion. There are inconsistencies even in the Old Testament, considering many of the Psalms and Isaiah often portrays the Father-God as loving and paternal one minute, then war-like and vengeful the next. This Hebrew word and name El Shaddai is also the name by which God was known to Abraham, Isaac, Isaiah the shepherd, Joseph, Ruth, Joel . I found you through The Thinking Atheist Forums page and hope to learn much about the history and culture of the biblical writers. These various El epithets are associated with different shrines: El Shaddai with Bethel, El the Most High, the creator of the heavens and the earth, with Jerusalem, El the Eternal with Beersheba, El who sees with Beerlahai-roi, and El the god of Israel with Shechem.6 Many of these shrines and altars to El were established by the patriarchs themselves (e.g., Gen 21:33, 28:18, 33:20, 35:14). To further elaborate, Asherah was a mother goddess in the ancient Semitic religion, identified as the queen consort of the Sumerian god Anu, and Ugaritic El, and … Now you’re reasoning from data rather than an authoritative figure. One thing, however, is certain: no one has proven, and no one can prove, that Elohim is one male God, or an all-male Trinity. 22El who brought them out of Egypt has the strength of a wild bull. There are 7 Spirits (Rev 1:4, 4:5, 11:17, 15:3; Isa 11:2), cherubim and seraphim and elders around HIS throne amongst other beings (Rev 4:4-8, Isa 6:1-3, Ex 25:18, Ezek chapters 1 and 10). Both of these authors combine a rich field of data coming from the archaeological record, biblical record, and other extra-biblical ancient Near Eastern texts. Elohim-God The Creator (Genesis 1:1) Read it HERE. This explains why Cain killed Abel, and also why Cain was banished. In some denominations, He takes a backseat to Abba and Yeshua. This EL became recognized as the THEOS (GOD) by John as well as by Paul (“We have one THEOS (God) and one KYRIOS (Lord). Where does Joshua get appointed: in public OR in the Tent of Meeting? My heart was telling me that there was much more to look for than what I had been taught; so I was trying Wikipedia, Google and suddenly I came across this blog. Here are some excerpts. Most are honorific titles describing His glory or essence. Try doing a search on Jstor or some other scholarly database and see what comes up. He did not often call for the deaths of women and children in times of war, unlike some of the other Gods. She sounds a tad speculative to me. Of this fact I am firmly convinced. The emerging genetic picture is based largely on two studies, one published in 2000 and the other in May of 2002, that together show that the men and women who founded the Jewish communities had surprisingly different genetic histories. Well, it really isn’t a new image at all. Th e Father God named El. The DNA data suggest a particular version of Jewish history and origins that historians have not yet had time to appraise but that seem to be reconcilable in principle with the historical record, according to experts in Jewish studies. Found inside – Page 1The book is clear and well done, treating many ideas and themes that often go unseen themselves. With this book, such themes will no longer be neglected, so read it and discover a new realm for reflection about what Scripture teaches. Please consider. Geneticists use the Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA to track the movement of populations because each is passed unchanged from parent to child, escaping the genetic shuffle that occurs on the rest of genome between generations. As for your second question about Deut 32, I believe this poem is an archaic fragment that was later appended to the scroll of Deuteronomy, and therefore was not an original composition by the Deuteronomist. And we still speak to Him through our Mediatrix – who was known as Asherah to all six of the Israelite matriarchs – Sarah, Rebekah, Leah, Rachel, Bilhah, and Zilpah – and to Dinah their daughter. When Melchizedek introduced Abraham to El, Abraham accepted El as his God. are there different versions of the 10 commandments ? According to the Bible, Moses was married to the daughter of a Hittite priest, Jethro. tšm‘ / mṯt dnty Danatiya the Lady attends. When they made up the rules of animal sacrifices they actually wrote their own menu. (Gen 15:13 vs Ex1:6-12), #116. The children of Israel came to know Yahweh from the . Elohim is the general name for God and . In Genesis 6:1-4, it attempts to make the “sons of God” other humans instead of divine beings that cohabited with the “daughters of men.” It also sees the Messiah in Daniel’s “70 weeks” prophecy of 9:24-27. The name was first revealed to Moses according to Exodus 3:12-15. Different denominations have different ideas about Paraclete. With Akkadian dominance, a new pantheon of gods was introduced, along with the Akkadian word, “En,” which had basically the same meaning as the Sumerian word, “El.” Often, where there were similarities between any Akkadian god and a Sumerian one, the Akkadian god absorbed the qualities of his Sumerian counterpart. El is seen as unapproachable on His mountain, and the ancient Canaanite religion believed that a mediatrix, a go-between, was needed to send prayers to El.
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