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God reveals his name to Moses as “I am,” from the Hebrew root ה.ו.י, “being.” The name YHWH, however, originates in Midian, and derives from the Arabic term for “love, desire, or passion.”
Prof.
Israel Knohl
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The Midianite Origin of YHWH and Aniconism
Prof.
Israel Knohl
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Cementing political alliances in the Ancient Near East through common genealogy.
Dr. Rabbi
Zev Farber
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