YAHWISM:
Yahwism also known as Jahwism, Yahvism and Jahvism is the worship of the god Yahweh and one of the cultures that worshipped Yahweh were the Israelites, who chose Yahweh to be their national god. In the opinions of historian, H. Guthe who specializes in the Semitic history of the Near East, Yahweh was worshipped by a nomadic tribe called the Kenites who were one of several tribes originally from Midian, but lived throughout the southern part of the Levant which included Canaan, Edom and the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. The first mention in the Old Testament of the Kenites can be found, in Genesis 15:19-21, when Abraham traveled to Canaan, around 1700BC. Another reference concerning the origin of Yahwism can be found, in …show more content…
While taking care of his father-in-laws herd Moses came upon a burning bush that spoke to him. It was at this time that Moses became aware of the Canaanite god El. In the opinions of Protestant theologians and biblical scholars such as F.W. Ghillany, Cornelis P. Tiele, Bernhard Stade and Karl Budde along with the Semitic scholars and historians H. Guthe, Gemit Wildeboer, H.P. Smith and G.A. Barton, as a result of Moses association with Jethro, his father-in-law and Kenite priest who worshipped a member of the Canaanite Pantheon, Moses was converted into a believer as well. Yahweh was worshipped in Edom and Saudia Arabia, which is located along the southwestern border of the Kingdom of Judah, before becoming the national god of the United Monarchy along with the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah. At various excavation sites inscriptions were found with references to the nomads known as "Shashu" from the region of Edom. The Shashu were a Semitic speaking cattle herding nomads of the Levant that organized in clans under a tribal chieftain and lived in the Jezreel Valley to Ashkelon to the …show more content…
It was during this time that Yahwism began to evolve into a monotheistic religion and later matured following the Babylonia Exile. Yahweh eventually became the creator, protector and father of the Israelites just as El was the same for the Canaanites. Finally, El and Yahweh merged together, resulting with Yahweh acquiring all of El's powers, characteristics, titles and entitlements becoming the national god of the Kingdom of Judah consequently the Canaanite Pantheon is eliminated, Yahweh is then proclaimed to be the creator of the cosmos and the one true god of all the
Yahwism also known as Jahwism, Yahvism and Jahvism is the worship of the god Yahweh and one of the cultures that worshipped Yahweh were the Israelites, who chose Yahweh to be their national god. In the opinions of historian, H. Guthe who specializes in the Semitic history of the Near East, Yahweh was worshipped by a nomadic tribe called the Kenites who were one of several tribes originally from Midian, but lived throughout the southern part of the Levant which included Canaan, Edom and the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. The first mention in the Old Testament of the Kenites can be found, in Genesis 15:19-21, when Abraham traveled to Canaan, around 1700BC. Another reference concerning the origin of Yahwism can be found, in …show more content…
While taking care of his father-in-laws herd Moses came upon a burning bush that spoke to him. It was at this time that Moses became aware of the Canaanite god El. In the opinions of Protestant theologians and biblical scholars such as F.W. Ghillany, Cornelis P. Tiele, Bernhard Stade and Karl Budde along with the Semitic scholars and historians H. Guthe, Gemit Wildeboer, H.P. Smith and G.A. Barton, as a result of Moses association with Jethro, his father-in-law and Kenite priest who worshipped a member of the Canaanite Pantheon, Moses was converted into a believer as well. Yahweh was worshipped in Edom and Saudia Arabia, which is located along the southwestern border of the Kingdom of Judah, before becoming the national god of the United Monarchy along with the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah. At various excavation sites inscriptions were found with references to the nomads known as "Shashu" from the region of Edom. The Shashu were a Semitic speaking cattle herding nomads of the Levant that organized in clans under a tribal chieftain and lived in the Jezreel Valley to Ashkelon to the …show more content…
It was during this time that Yahwism began to evolve into a monotheistic religion and later matured following the Babylonia Exile. Yahweh eventually became the creator, protector and father of the Israelites just as El was the same for the Canaanites. Finally, El and Yahweh merged together, resulting with Yahweh acquiring all of El's powers, characteristics, titles and entitlements becoming the national god of the Kingdom of Judah consequently the Canaanite Pantheon is eliminated, Yahweh is then proclaimed to be the creator of the cosmos and the one true god of all the