El Elyon
deity single tradition · 2
El Elyon (אֶל עֶלְיוֹן, 'El [the] Most High') is the deity of Salem. Melchizedek, the king of Salem and high priest of El Elyon, blessed Abraham.
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When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Bronze Age Canaanite religion.
Relationships
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“In Genesis 14:18–20, Abraham accepted the blessing of El when Melchizedek, the king of Salem and high priest of its deity, El Elyon (אֶל עֶלְיוֹן, 'El [the] Most High'), blessed him.”
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“High Priest of El Elyon": "When the Hasmonean kingdom became strong and defeated the Greeks, they instituted that people should mention the name of Heaven even in their legal documents. And therefore they would write: In year such and such of Yoḥanan the High Priest of the God Most High.”
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