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THE MYSTERY OF MELKIZEDEK: M. M. NINAN In the Ugaritic texts, the supreme god El (or Ilu) resides on the sacred mountain as king, and is portrayed as an old gray-haired, enthroned god. In art he is portrayed as an old male figure, sitting on a throne, wearing a crown, blessing with one hand and with the other holding a scepter. A Phoenician inscribed amulet of the 7th century BCE from Arslan Tash may refer to Ēl. The text is translated by Cross as follows (1973, p. 17): The Eternal One (‘Olam) has made a covenant oath with us, Asherah has made (a pact) with us. And all the sons of El, And the great council of all the Holy Ones. With oaths of Heaven and Ancient Earth. Thus the primary meaning of the root word El is simply "god" in its generic form and could well denote any god not necessarily YHVH. This will explain the presence of the title El in Canannite religions. When used for God, El is always qualified by additional words. We should remember that God is known to us only through our personal experience and we then call God in terms of the experience we have. This is the only way we know God. Thus God is expressed by us in terms of the characteristics we have realized and experienced. The primary meaning of the root word El is simply "god". Thus we have • El Echad. The One God (Mal. 2:10) • El Hanne'eman. The Faithful God (Deut. 7:9); • El Emet. The God of Truth (Ps. 31:5). • El Tsaddik. The Righteous God (Isa. 45:21); • El Shaddai. The All Sufficient God. (Gen. 17:1; 28:3; 35:11; 43:14; 48:3; 49:25; Exod. 6:3; Num. 24:6; Ruth 1:20; Job; Psa. 22:10; 68:15; 91:1; Ezek. 1:24; 10:5; 23:21 etc.).; • El Elyon. The Most High God. (Gen. 14:20; Ps. 9:2).; • El Olam. God Everlasting; The Everlasting God; (Gen. 21:33, Ps. 90:1-3, 93:2; Isa. 26:4).; • El Roi. God Who Sees me (Gen. 16:13).; • El Yeshurun. The God of the righteous (yashar) people (Deut. 32:15; 33:5,26; Isa. 44:2); • El Gibbor. The Mighty God.(Isa. 9:6).; • El De'ot. The God of Knowledge (1 Sam. 2:3); • El Haggadol. The Great God (Deut. 10:17); • El Hakkavod. The God of Glory (Ps. 29:3); • El Hakkadosh. . The Holy God (Isa. 5:16); • El Hashamayim. The God of the Heavens (Ps. 136:26).; • El Chaiyai. The God of my life (Ps. 42:8) • El Yisrael. The God of Israel (Ps. 68:36 [H]). 6
THE MYSTERY OF MELKIZEDEK: M. M. NINAN • El Sali. God of my Strength; God my Rock (Ps. 42:9). • El Erekh Apayim avi ha-tanchumim The God of all patience and consolation (Romans 15:5). • El Rachum. The God of Compassion; Compassionate God (Deut. 4:31). • El malei Rachamim God full of mercy; All merciful God; • El Yeshuati. The God of my Salvation (Isa. 12:2). • El Yeshuatenu. The God of our Salvation (Psalm 68:19). • El-Kanno. The Jealous God (Exod. 20:5; 34:14; Num. 5:14, 30; Deut. 4:24; 5:9; 6:15; Jos. 24:19; 1 Ki. 19:10, 14; Ezek. 39:25; Joel 2:18; Nah. 1:2; Zech. 1:14; 8:2). • Immanuel. God is with us (Isa. 7:14). • El Hannora. The Awesome God (Neh. 9:32). The word "God" in the English versions of the Old Testament, in 213 instances is the translation of the Hebrew word "El." God is called "El" fifty-six times in the book of Job. Jacob built an altar to God El: "There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel." (Genesis 33:20) "And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob”. And he said, “Here am I.” And he said, “I am God El, the Gods (Elohim – plural for El) of your father."”(Genesis 46:2-3) Also see: Genesis 14:18-24; Psalm 57:2-3a; Psalm 78:35, 41-57; Psalm 46:4; Psalm 50:14-15; Psalm 107:11-12; Deuteronomy 32:7-8; 2 Samuel 22:14; Lamentations 3:35, 38; Daniel 3:26; Daniel 4; Daniel 5:18-21; Mark 5:7 (Luke 8:28) ; Luke 1:32; Luke 1:35; Acts 16:17-18 It also allows YHVH to be granted the title El Elyon, illustrating the syncretic nature of the bible and the syncretic intent of the Persians in propagating it. El Elyon was the name used by the Phoenicians of their high gods. Phoenicians were also Hebrews—they too lived in Abarnahara (Palestine). In an equal way, YHVH is called, by Abraham, El Shaddai (“Almighty”). In Psalms 91:1 El Elyon and El Shaddai are joined in poetic parallel to equate the two titles. This identification of El with YHVH is also seen in the story of Balaam in Num 23. Gen. 14:19, 22 identifies El Elyon as 'possessor' of all the earth. The RSV follows the LXX (Septuagint) and translates 'ektisen’ as ‘'who created.' – the creator of all the earth. This perspective clearly precludes El from being considered a nature deity (e.g. Baal), and stresses his total supremacy. Psalm 78:35 (cf. Num. 24:16) follows this with El Elyon as the most exalted one. It is translated as “Most High God”. Translated in the Dravidian language it becomes Parameshwara or Maheswara which was the oldest 7
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