That was not 100% the case but when you look at the many correspondence Hebrew letters discovered by archaeologists, in quite a few cases, the orthography differs. I cite some of the 5th century from Elephantine examples here: https://www.diggingupthebible.com/p/was-there-more-than-one-temple-of
I've been considering the origin of Poseidon and the trident, since the trident shows up everywhere but he is mostly considered a grumpy guy trying to claim cities from other gods (and failing) throughout the Greek myths.
It's also a bit odd in my mind that a god of the sea would be associated with horses.
The shin ש does look like a trident, and also this:
Since I started diving into Egyptian mythology I also noticed there are some interesting similarities between YHWH and Osiris, who is also related to floods, and the story of course where the Israelites carry a box with (part of?) their god through the desert for 40 years. Part's of Osiris apparently ended up at Byblos. As well as Osiris' "peaceful" campaign without weapons over the world and the Israelites taking Jericho without weapons.
Then we also have the Dionysus/Osiris/Shiva (destroyer and wields a trident) links.
Wonderful story. Well spoken and written. And I love the Idea and concept. You're right on track, and you built it up in a straightforward and friendly way to follow the post. Thanks for sharing.
Interesting things to consider.
You said that in earlier Israelite writings, they hey was not included in the Name. Can you please share what writings you are referring to?
Thank you.
That was not 100% the case but when you look at the many correspondence Hebrew letters discovered by archaeologists, in quite a few cases, the orthography differs. I cite some of the 5th century from Elephantine examples here: https://www.diggingupthebible.com/p/was-there-more-than-one-temple-of
Very interesting!
I've been considering the origin of Poseidon and the trident, since the trident shows up everywhere but he is mostly considered a grumpy guy trying to claim cities from other gods (and failing) throughout the Greek myths.
It's also a bit odd in my mind that a god of the sea would be associated with horses.
The shin ש does look like a trident, and also this:
https://heatherholleman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/anc-jerusalem-2-2-1094x1536.jpeg
Since I started diving into Egyptian mythology I also noticed there are some interesting similarities between YHWH and Osiris, who is also related to floods, and the story of course where the Israelites carry a box with (part of?) their god through the desert for 40 years. Part's of Osiris apparently ended up at Byblos. As well as Osiris' "peaceful" campaign without weapons over the world and the Israelites taking Jericho without weapons.
Then we also have the Dionysus/Osiris/Shiva (destroyer and wields a trident) links.
Very, very interesting! Thanks a lot for sharing!
Wonderful story. Well spoken and written. And I love the Idea and concept. You're right on track, and you built it up in a straightforward and friendly way to follow the post. Thanks for sharing.
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