Tag Archives: Yahweh
What was the Babylonian Exile Really Like?
Yahweh in the Exile Ezekiel’s vision of the presence of God in Babylon had been an important step in rejuvenating the religion of Yahweh in the exile. The presence of God no longer rested in a temple or resided within the kingdoms of men, but he was omnipresent. Yahweh had followed his people into Babylon [...]
Married Deities: Asherah and Yahweh in Early Israelite Religion
Ancient Man’s View of the Heavenly Realms For the average ancient man it was common to envision the godly entities of the heavens in pairs. These pairs normally consisted of a husband-wife ratio which essentially reflected the importance of the family unit in ancient times. For it was the help and patronage of the family [...]
Akhenaten and Monotheism
Early Years Akhenaten was born into privilege and security. His father Amenhotep III had reigned long, promoting a prosperous Egypt by replacing the damaging military campaigns of the past with international diplomacy for the future. He was a figure who upheld and believed in the traditional religious systems. Amun-Re was viewed and worshipped as the [...]
Gula the Goddess of Healing
While in Israel the nation began to understand that Yahweh was the one true God with all the qualities and powers to heal and protect his people, the world at large did not hold to this viewpoint. In Mesopotamia (the area of Iraq and Iran today) lived great nations that had a plethora of deities [...]
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