if El was part of the pagan religion that the Jews fought so hard to destroy in Canaan?
2006-08-08 16:29:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
how do you know its not the other way around,and alot of people share the same name it's not exclusively your own
The Christians, who are ignorant of the scriptures and Elohim’s operation throughout time and eternity, have scoffed at the thought of God (Elohim) appearing to the Indians’ and other cultures. The main reason for the Christians’ skeptical attitude toward these people is because they were pagans. So, why would Elohim appear to pagans?
The Apostle Paul said the Holy Spirit appears in all men’s conscious to judge them. "For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another; Rom. 2:14-15)." To believe that God only appears to Christians is a great error
At least considering the possibility that Elohim manifested in the flesh shows that Elohim was more intimately connected with various races and cultures of humans than previously thought. What creator would leave his creatures without guidance and periodic visitations?
2006-08-08 16:33:39 · answer #1 · answered by purpleaura1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, actually, the Jewish name for God is the Tetragramaton, a 70-character name of which yud-hey-vav-hey is an abbreviation. "The Name" is forbidden to say for it has great power and only a few old bearded Kabbalists know how to do it right (which is why Israel will never be defeated, it's the ultimate secret weapon).
The 70-letter Name, like the 70 nations, contains all attributes, sort of a quantum uncertainty occupying all possible states at once, a realm of potential (sort of...).
El is one of those attributes, one facet of the diamond. At the time, way back when, Israel wasn't too far removed from the paganism of Abraham's father, an idol maker. So it seems natural that El would be one of the primary names to use in those early days.
2006-08-08 23:42:47 · answer #2 · answered by who WAS #1? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "El" is Hebrew for "god". It is possible that other cultures use that for their own purposes, but in the true Hebrew sense of the word, its a description of a higher power.
Now "Elohim" isn't Aramaic, its Hebrew. And it means Judge, as in a higher power who judges.
2006-08-09 05:44:29 · answer #3 · answered by Reuben Shlomo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
El was a word for god. Elohim is the proper name for God.
2006-08-08 23:34:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not sure that they are the same does aramaic use roots and additions like german? like EL means god and Elohim means something like gods father (paraphrased i dont know what they actually translate as). it looks like they are two seperate names and mean two sperate things but i dont know about aramaic grammer structure
2006-08-08 23:36:13 · answer #5 · answered by gsschulte 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"el" means powerful. It is like the ancient version of "god". besides for which, G-d had revealed himself to adam, so why shouldn't we assume that His name wasn't known, or borrowed, by other cultures. after all, christians say they worship the same g-d as jews do, but I (as a jew) severely disagree.
2006-08-08 23:38:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You guys are all wrong. Yahuah is the name of Aluahym. Yahushuwa is the son of Yahuah.
2014-11-02 20:05:54 · answer #7 · answered by Yahsha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋