Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter_Kirk AT SIL.ORG]

Interesting thoughts, Lloyd, but I think you will have to do a lot of 
explaining away to bring this one through. You cannot just dismiss 
texts which don't fit your theory as late but possibly in archaising 
style, as even the texts you quote to support your theory contradict 
it. For in the song of Deborah, God is called YHWH many times, 
including YHWH ):ELOH"Y YI&:RF)"L in Judges 5:3,5. So we have your 
earliest source identifying YHWH and El. Of course it could have been 
corrupted, but your reasoning quickly becomes speculation when you go 
down that road.

Peter Kirk