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  • From: "yahua'sef" <gs02wmr AT panther.Gsu.EDU>
  • To: Biblical Hebrew List <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Aleph Lamech
  • Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 10:23:29 -0400 (EDT)


Shalom Alaikhem!

It has been revealed to me from various sources that Aleph Lamech(EL) as
found in GENESIS(Bereshit) and EXODUS is, according to Babylonian and
Chaldee mythology, a popular pagan idol in the early history of the
people. This oagan idol is supposed to be associated with incest, lust,
immorality and treachery.

Is EL a purely original Hebrew word and if it is indeed from Babylonian
paganism and etymology, why did Judaism adopt it into the Tanakh?


Shalom!

Wondell M. Rachman






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