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Elohim , term used to designate the God of Israel. The use of Elohim in Israel's religious texts is an attempt to treat the particular Hebrew God, Yahweh, in a more general religious context.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Elohim. A Hebrew word meaning ‘gods’. In the OT it is generally used of the God of Israel, especially frequently in what is commonly reckoned the second oldest Pentateuchal source (the supposed author of which is therefore referred to by critics as ‘the Elohist’).

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Elohim The word is plural in form, literally denoting ‘gods’ (as in Exod. 20: 3), but normally used for the God of Israel as a plural of majesty, as in other languages. The singular form El is also found, especially in the book of Job. The use of Elohim in one source of the Pentateuch from the call of Abraham (Gen. 22: 1–19) to the revealing of God's name Yahweh (Exod. 3: 13–15) has led to its being called the E source. It is thought to derive from the northern part of the country in the 9th to 8th cent. BCE period.

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