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El was the great God and Father of all gods, YHWH was his son [1]. The meaning of the word "El" changed over time and by the time most of the Bible was written
by cogman10 1y ago
El was the great God and Father of all gods, YHWH was his son [1]. The meaning of the word "El" changed over time and by the time most of the Bible was written it did simply mean God.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_%28deity%29?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_%28deity%29?wprov=sfla1
- thaumasiotes 1y ago> The meaning of the word "El" changed over time and by the time most of the Bible was written it did simply mean God. That is not correct; the word simply meant "god" long, long before there is any attestation of a god that might use it as a name. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ilum#Akkadian https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ilum#Akkadian