Bethel and Yahō: A Tale of Two Gods in Egypt

Aramaic documents from Egypt suggest that Yahwists there may have identified Yahweh/Yahō with the Syrian-Aramean deity Bethel (Bayt-ʔēl). Portions of Papyrus Amherst 63, the long and complex multi-composition Aramaic text written using Demotic script, also support this view. For instance, Bethel and...

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Main Author: Holm, Tawny L. 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-55
Further subjects:B Papyrus Amherst 63
B Yahō
B Bethel
B Yahweh
B Baʕal-Shamayn
B priestess
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Summary:Aramaic documents from Egypt suggest that Yahwists there may have identified Yahweh/Yahō with the Syrian-Aramean deity Bethel (Bayt-ʔēl). Portions of Papyrus Amherst 63, the long and complex multi-composition Aramaic text written using Demotic script, also support this view. For instance, Bethel and Yahō seem to be paralleled with each other in two poems on the papyrus; both deities share some attributes otherwise ascribed to Baʕal-Shamayn (i.e., Hadad), yet are superior to that deity; and a priestess of Bethel is termed a khnh, the feminine form of khn, the noun used solely for a priest of Yahō and no other deity in Egypt. Other subtle connections between Bethel and Yahō can also be found.
ISSN:1569-2124
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15692124-12341335