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Hebrew Name Of Eloah Analysis

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The Hebrew name Elyon when by itself means "the Most High" as used in Deuteronomy 32:8. The name Elyon does not exist in the verses, but the meaning does. Another instance where the name is not written, but the meaning is can be found in Joshua 3:10, in this verse the words "the living El" is another way of saying El Hai. From Joshua 22:22, the Israelites become offended, but soon apologize for their actions and pray for forgiveness. In this scripture the name El Elohim means "God, the Supreme God" or "El, the Supreme God." As an example, in 1st Samuel 4:4-11, the Ark of the Covenant also called the "Ark of Elohim" and "Ark of Yahweh" and it appears there is no theological significance to the names. The first set of scriptures in normal print is the Septuagint translation and the second set of scriptures in italic print is the King James Version.
In 2 Samuel 22:31, 33 and 48 it is King David who gives thanks to El. The Hebrew name of Eloah, meaning "a God," is a singular form of El and found in Job 6:8, the prophet Job asks for death so he can have comfort. Within the Canaanite Pantheon, El was the leader of the …show more content…

Consequently, they interpreted "the asherahs or asherims" as wooden poles and cult objects from Baal worship or groves of trees. Not until after 1938AD, during the first study of the tablets from the Ras Sharma excavation did this change. In fact, the term "the asherahs or asherims" as written in the Old Testament was thought to be about Baal, but really was a wooden cult object that represented the Canaanite goddess Asherah. These wooden poles did not only represent the goddess, but were worshipped as Asherah herself and of the 370 years during which the Temple of Solomon stood in Jerusalem, the statue of Asherah was present and she was part of the religion of Yahweh for 236 years of those 370

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