Origins of Yahweh: How Israel's God Was Born

Yahweh, the God of Israel, was not originally a monotheistic deity — he likely emerged from the Canaanite pantheon as a son of the god El. Ancient inscriptions from Kuntillet Ajrud and Khirbet el-Qom suggest Yahweh had a female consort, the goddess Asherah. Strict monotheism developed gradually during the monarchic period and Babylonian exile.

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