’Elohim

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’Elohim is identified with ʽElyōn in Deuteronomy 32:8, but not necessarily with Yahweh. It can be read to mean that ʽElyōn separated mankind into 70 nations according to his 70 sons, each of these sons to be the tutelary deity over one of the 70 nations, one of them being the God of Israel, Yahweh.

When

First attested: 1500 BCE
Attested period: -1500 – 0
Historical notes: Mentioned in Deuteronomy.

Relationships

co occurs with: Yahweh, El, ʽElyōn

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Mentioned by

Yahweh
El
ʽElyōn

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Elyon

Source passages

“This passage appears to identify ʽElyōn with ’Elohim, but not necessarily with Yahweh. It can be read to mean that ʽElyōn separated mankind into 70 nations according to his 70 sons”
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