Jay, What does "Elohim" mean?

[gnostic]

El is used in the Canaanite and Ugaritic literature (and religion) to refer to the supreme head of Canaanite pantheon. El was father of many deities, and his children were referred to as being Elohim.

El means "god" or "deity".

The city Ugarit has been around since 8000 years ago (or 6000 BCE), where it was first fortified with walls. But Ugarit's literature didn't reach its peak until 1400 BCE to 1200 BCE. The city was known to the Egypt as far back as 20th century BCE (Middle Kingdom period).

You have to wonder if the name El, Elohim and other variations come from Canaanite sources, instead of from Hebrew. Because the name El, existed in some clay tablets as far back as 2300 BCE, and found in the Syrian city of Ebla.

 

[maklelan]

El is used in the Canaanite and Ugaritic literature (and religion) to refer to the supreme head of Canaanite pantheon. El was father of many deities, and his children were referred to as being Elohim.

Ugaritic doesn't use the word elohim. It uses 'ilm (although this is sometimes used as a singular with an enclitic mem), which is the equivalent of the Hebrew 'elim (see Ps 29:1).

El means "god" or "deity".

The city Ugarit has been around since 8000 years ago (or 6000 BCE), where it was first fortified with walls. But Ugarit's literature didn't reach its peak until 1400 BCE to 1200 BCE. The city was known to the Egypt as far back as 20th century BCE (Middle Kingdom period).

You have to wonder if the name El, Elohim and other variations come from Canaanite sources, instead of from Hebrew. Because the name El, existed in some clay tablets as far back as 2300 BCE, and found in the Syrian city of Ebla.

It absolutely comes from Syro-Palestinian sources and not Hebrew. That's not even debatable.