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Were YHWH and El Elyon the same?
The question is ambiguous. There are three interpretations.
First, were the strings 'YHWH' and 'El Elyon' the same?
Let string S1 = 'YHWH'.
S2 = 'El Elyon'.
S1 ≠ S2.
They were two distinct names.
Second, did S1 and S2 refer to the same concept?
No. De 32:
Assume H5945 was a shorthand notation for El Elyon.
YHWH was a national and personal God to Jacob.
These were two nuanced concepts, with two distinctive roles.
Third, did YHWH and El Elyon point to the same God?
Define YHWH as the one and only self-existing true God who created everything.
Was El Elyon, YHWH?
Yes, Ge 14:
Ps 7:
Were YHWH and El Elyon the same?
The question is ambiguous. There are three interpretations.
First, were the strings 'YHWH' and 'El Elyon' the same?
Let string S1 = 'YHWH'.
S2 = 'El Elyon'.
S1 ≠ S2.
They were two distinct names.
Second, did S1 and S2 refer to the same concept?
No. De 32:
H5945, Elyon, most high
Assume H5945 was a shorthand notation for El Elyon.
El Elyon was the international God.
YHWH was a national and personal God to Jacob.
These were two nuanced concepts, with two distinctive roles.
Third, did YHWH and El Elyon point to the same God?
Define YHWH as the one and only self-existing true God who created everything.
Was El Elyon, YHWH?
Yes, Ge 14:
H410, El, god
El Elyon was identified as YHWH by definition.
The term "El" was a generic name for "god" in the ancient Near East, but in the context of the Hebrew Bible, it was associated with the God of Israel. "Elyon" added the superlative "Most High," emphasizing God's supreme authority over all creation.
Ps 7:
It was one and the same.
Were YHWH and El Elyon the same?
- As names, they were different.
- As concepts, they denoted two nuanced ideas.
- As existential beings in the OT, the two terms always pointed to the same one and only True God.
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