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> 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 me
by 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