Aug 1, 2020 · A professor of archaeology has claimed a 3,000-year-old clay head idol represents the Jewish god Yahweh. However, two other archaeologists have challenged this interpretation by pointing out why this controversial artifact simply “can’t be Yahweh.”

Jul 23, 2024 · Yes, yes, the Bible portrays YHWH and a few particular individuals as promoting a singular relationship between YHWH and Israel, but the Bible also CONSTANTLY depicts Israelites as engaging in activities that can only be called pagan.

Yahweh [a] was an ancient Levantine deity worshiped in Israel and Judah as the primary deity and the head of the pantheon of the polytheistic religion of Yahwism. [4] [5] [6] Though no consensus exists regarding the deity's origins, [7] scholars generally hold that the deity is associated with Seir, Edom, Paran and Teman, [8] and later with Canaan.

Jul 31, 2020 · In the Bible, the Israelites are charged to not create any idol—whether of a deity or living thing. This prohibition, which is clearly articulated in the second of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:4; Deuteronomy 5:8), also extends to depictions of their God.

Jan 31, 2025 · An idol was primarily a means of contact with a god, much like the temples of Judaism were a means of contacting Yahweh. Even if Paul did not intend this reading and was merely infelicitous, it is not inconceivable that some of the ex-pagans would have taken Paul as saying Jesus was the legitimate idol of God.

The Tetragrammaton [note 1] is the four-letter Hebrew theonym יהוה ‎ (transliterated as YHWH or YHVH), the name of God in the Hebrew Bible. The four letters, written and read from right to left (in Hebrew), are yodh, he, waw, and he. [1] The name may be derived from a verb that means "to be", "to exist", "to cause to become", or "to come ...

I understand that YHWH revealed himself to Israel by different names, which "Baal" was never one of such identity tags. Evidently, the revelation of each name was akin to a specific manifestation of his wonders.

Sep 21, 2020 · When carefully examined, Yahweh and Dionysus have surprising theological similarities. Is there actually a connection? For anyone familiar with the Bible, the story of the Israelite god Yahweh is a simple one.

Mar 25, 2020 · Either YHWH lied to the Israelites, or he was incapable of overcoming Chemosh. There's no indication that Chemosh was physically present on the battlefield. There's no indication that YHWH failed to deliver because he didn't care enough or because Joram sinned against him.

Jan 29, 2024 · As was mentioned earlier, Genesis 1:26 says the true and living God, YHWH, also commissioned images of himself. God’s images (idols) are human beings. Each human—regardless of age, gender, nationality, ethnicity, mental capacity, physical capability, or life choices—is an image of God.