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?