CTEM en a CURT ic Ue aka ESTA William H.C. Propp Editors Text, Archaeology, Culture, and Geoscience D Springer ZorThe Revelation of the Divine Name to Moses and the Construction of a Memory About the Origins of the Encounter Between Yhwh and Israel ‘Thomas Romer ‘This deals mil ite question (1 Te ery oman of ‘eon of Genet thread he cher iat with cnfrence ‘orm rier ctibcon of Chitoph Beer ican Frida ad ‘Komal Sm (2 al ans about gn of the Exo aot) |n@e tibial es by using the teats fom Kale Aland comes 0 Sin coocsions sal Fahelcin (Cap. 3) te ees he ‘eston of how mach “ela meron" n Chap. Lal ali Chaps 5 31 coined in th wo acount of Moses call in ep he ‘igi of he deity Yhwh and ts veneron by semiome group 4 Suton ako deal wih in contbton of Tomas Levy sad Mane Bleak “he nop and piely stain in Exodus 31-418 and 62-8 ‘gre onthe es a te rae of the God ae! was ot ovale the Het elo the ine of Mose Inthe context fe coracton of the Pematich bth et nr some fleety Moe’ rt edit, who afer he fal of Jerse becomes abt for oe ‘meat though the ral image of Moses was ley ved he Seventh century BCE) Bath ext ent rh the ith ery. ‘hey may preset Bint memory tat Yoh a not nay ee ‘he poof hal” This ler merry can be ace bk trugh ext sch as Hose 2a he insrpion of Kuni Aju in be momaee Pein perp ever cares Introduction: The Exodus, Yaw, ‘and Moses “Tete mo doubt that te Exodus aon is the very center ofthe histor mary” of ‘otter Deesiogue with Yh presenting hie 3 the oa demon gmc and who has bruh el ot of ay “TE Ly). es a Tape Poop ves Qn ene Her Sc Sa 5 10 HATES 100883. Seng acmaond Pg Sita SsPRS TORN IB TIN AIT 3H ERPASON dal 202; Dew 56. Investing hee Yh appears the ely >o- lagoist ofthe Exod wihoat any metion of Moss Tai aio the ne oer allion fo ‘be Exodar radon, Tesla ed InDewecenmy 265-9 alo pres Vw athe Aor of he edt. Thiet the een ‘ext ike Aros 2:0 an especialy in the Pains. ‘Thecase ofthe Psalms spac inersing Tn cont ote todas of the atts tne exo todtn bt he very eat oF oe “serie rept” inthe Palm Inter singly Moses only mentioned ina fw lt Palms Palm 72.21 and 10536 ln Psi 9935 Moses and Aon appears pets n Pai 1037 median ef Yooh's will and in 1065.16 (toga with Aaron) and 25, they are smetone inte contest ofthe ovo of te opl nthe wiles, The oer Ps ote the Faoius do at mention Mase, ven ‘ase tht alld to the plans, ike Pan TEST, IEA, 1358-9 (pedal he Sestoction of Egy’ Sisto mad 13610 (sina 1358-9), and alle othe ies she Sof Reeds specly he amnion of the Bayi amy a 6 1 an 13615 ‘the repling ofthe Sex Pr 163-6 fhe pon fe Sea 9 7717812, 13613-18), oss isaliomsng in geerl asions tothe cc in Pal 809-10, al 135 ks dhe ‘ods tain wih he comet of te ‘Transrdaian teiry wie mentoring Mose or he conquest Can, nie allege sim 80s ex iinet sean tation ite ad (ad a0 1 the as a nl in the same wy Pao, 113-6 combines ‘Yih’ ace ia Baye wi the excenion of tip "tera" coven (it he pach? 13 Sinai nde congue ofthe nd "Teer few mento of Mose aision to the ctods a conti! by his spre ‘sppmrancs oui te Dostonomisic Hoy (iu) Gand the book of Cones and Ea Nebel he appeased withthe exodus ‘nly nh 11-12 an Miah 6 Ge oer few mention nde 15], Mal 3:2, aod Dan 9:1, "Sehneohe ois con a sane sex) This observa nese a tee p= ap cited a xa radon without Nose "The sory f 1 Kings 12 may as spp his lea Accord wo this suriveJroboan 1 ‘nls wo sanctuaries Bathe! and Dan wre Be plats bul tne So he king ok coun, ae ade wo calves of gle. He tai 1 he orl, “You hive gore yp to eras ong thong Hee a your gofs, O Ion, who troogh you up ot ofthe la of Bayo He set ‘ov in Bathe and hohe puta Dan Kes 28.2 PSD PONT ws Owe TT AE ET oye ‘he parawhich appears also in the 9 of tte glien calf n Exius 324, 8 Inrigng ven if the txt speaks of te Svcs, clear thi the bull or te caver se mot ‘praing difleret dies, 8 the nation fd. Should one anda then the lal Mong tothe mona god and is consort, [Ashe af sagged by E- Axel Kaa (Kea 1998: cl 375-1379? However, tere ae no dear Net slowtere that Ashen might ve ten sched wih th vod toe i es reins ery speculative, ‘Or shoud he pra ald to Yhvd in hs “eter maniesatons: the Yow fon Bete ind the Vw mn Dac? The ease sao ‘ight belo undemtand te plo a polemical ae 2 ansformation of a rg cue excrie om. A comparison of 1 Kings 12:28 withthe ‘opeingof the Declogue shows that bath elastions ae very sna there wat ‘iia singular thing Kings 1228 the sii Tay mould be even mare impor. "The Todean ects 1 Kings 12 sppterty wna convince hel ance ate Norh- meals Bethel and Du ane esewhe) was phic” oe "The menon of Dania 1 Kings 12 ako levine Accring to Era Ai, Dan tac talon igh ery Arie 2008:‘M-38)Inbiscaseitisposibe at 1 Kings 28 repo fom eine of etoboa Ose ry cren conser wheter igure fea Tasavholesacraton eden ihe of ing ‘erofma fom he ight ens Batts pee Ino eyo pe four carter Coming ack to Yhwh a the exo i ley appears tn, at east se the el entry, hh was venereal (pba ot yet in Judah) as deity who tous is Feopl oat of Eeyp But is ial tens, which ‘aude condely dated the monarch tines, there eno mention of Mees fr no, we eave side th Fentatectl tet, wow de ae onsen complica. "The contruction of he exo a the “sl” rata memory ee ace cage 2 of the teak Hose. Thi epee it the Voie of he pope! Kms fe tin in the Noth othe ofthe ceo, altough ach luer dice have alo Ben ‘get As A de Pury (1992 a 2006) has Siow his x oppses the aca and be xs ‘rato cob depicted very neil inthis {EXC he supa hs ber and as a3 "Camanie” merchant wih fae seas who kes to rps Hos 12 and) Even is ale ‘sth Gan contrat 0 Geen 32 ela erent ad negave amner o 8, Aeady tthe very Fein of dhs poem i tects ou tht cell pd by Yiu (123). Wheres Je fled ody shai alld “elon a el" Yh presen imi eh Gl Ho thea of Ep EON TNS TTS TO “SAT oe 1210) Again hy seme seine of he Declogesheagh re inno ver foie fous Yi hime dese ty whe vig arated to Eye Samieseectmaras 29979 in 5 pay glo a bate tn Hoes 1213-14, So's it Am an bis stv” on bef ofa woan a posed (0 Yhwh's prophet sto leading Tet oa of Egypt and who gua Seg, TEL ONS Me =P EN Spe ten nek ryt ney wag aD ‘Te mention fhe prophet i propre inv 1, nich la that Yh ees i wl ‘rough his propels usally anand a ‘te propel mentioned inv. [as Moss, Du Savery hes tna, Why i 0 ral bree ofthe prope ereup tend oon 12a group whch secs Jestimcy by donate ine fhe exo. Suing op: Hosea 12 an be desta oleic ext gist he aco adie. Ags te ate exis he aco ean he ‘fii ial rg yi he Noh as [nach auhorof Hse 12 li tha Yoh ‘eae 1 Ep and not the Pav Tis aso ‘means tht eto betwen el i od ‘Sutera or mie y Parc tis ‘aon apo Howe 3s perhaps on oft fist anemps Yo empsize Mss" ei the os tadion, Ineresinly the Pencil amalve of the exodus ao ih te ies tha Yh was Kao by te Hebrews only ‘ton ih te Ton and ako comin owes a prop snene Exodus 3-4 and 6 and Their Functions in the Non-prestly and Priestly, ‘Exodus Narratives: Divergence and Convergences In the cient dette shout the formation of the Tora, the dion coments Bil on the documentary hypothesis hw faded. Jn Europe, mos selars hve given ap te Welhaueen porigm, wheat in NortAmerica he tons document bypoteis is sl popular, tut the mall Neo Documznarans have developed varia tht a ot noch odo with the tinal sod In sia tention edison een Pand von Ps aparaly one of the few rls fini ales othe Pentel text with ‘which mos sels woul agree, However he (question wheter P vas ail an indepen Ae document or comsved a he edn of ‘ole rave reais dapred, An! “non-P" el tol) are now consi. tre oe pos riety. “This is ho the eae for the 0 varias of Yoh: encour wits Moss in Exod 34 and 6) in which Yooh ppois tim heone ‘ho sia fead the Het oa of Ey the landof Cina, Recently K.Scmil and athe hve ard Exo 3-4 shold be undo a iad text write by one autor ho ale ae he Pcl et of he even fh vine ae 12 owes ai wo wasted queson the on at the vie eelon fh vie nae ged Bruin yp anering hein (GS 99% 1 208; On 190 Keer 2003), Accorting wo Sci, Yh semen secciing To which be has a he yf Hetewa it 3:7 ken over fom the psy ngs in Esa 62-8 Ind he ry of te eles ez in Ex 317-9 72S) wel as Exodus 223 CP?) Bu this dow nat ote tht the aor of Esai 34 aay Tew the py aout a sods 6 The Het alte ete cn oa eae fe ope sin ao occa in the Dr hires ce fo Dewtronamy 267 C2) within ong hy as in Esau 3 PE tad of PD in Ed 223, Thus at mcesary to poe a Henry dependency of Exes 300th Paes in Exod 225-8 an 6, (Ge ado oe Se ale sco ft omit i hat Exes 34s basally wif tex weiten by ‘ne autor The tery sly il demons atthe nn Person of Mowe all a revised al trode ever nes. Terefre | pefer ‘he tadiomal oti that dts th i eion of Exot 62-8 Ge abo Gee 1988: 284-326. the cote of his caper Tet del wih te teary questions of tse capers of Exo ivne mame andthe ent of he ge oF Mors in bth ets Exod 3: Moses, the Prophet, and Yhwh, the Unknown God Inthe preset form of he book of Exod iy 31-418 cle nt ts famed byte ‘eon ofr, Mees faberini, in 31 18a by Meal the mountain 1 Goda is et rom tee ‘Teri sma epeton etn 418 and retro Ezy io ace hi bet and Ie tls him 0 gin peace 19 weer we ‘ea "Yh said Mons in Mian," bck {Egypt forall hone who were sekig your le ‘Mer 418, since Mewes tad ale infest Set bah et Eyton 41 a= ‘ers very wel afer the ein of Exos 228 "Are lng ine the king a Ep ded” (©2242 are commonly ersiderd 1 be pat ‘of Py Mf we can ed 2.2360 together with £19, te ay conde akeadyenviage yDloe ‘ethan (195% 71, tht ere as an oer ‘or. ino hich Mose ell aie had ser een ienedApparely then the cial Accra of Exar 31-418 dino belong te olde Mons ty {As Wiliam Popp sates in is commenty Baas 34h pains fortbedacimentary sli ofthe Tort (1999: 19, However ‘as aay een very ic o econ Wo rll waratines in histo eon his Romer (G06) tn gu the we ofthe ine nares22_Mafown of ne De to ean Cntrson of Menon ‘i aol sob ote hat tees thie arin hooin 36, -13)-Texpes- ‘Son "heohin” olen conan te ide of “aysteios” ot an “uniaown” Cad, a coomntated on in Exod 3 probably rbd {thereat ofthe divine ae, The expe Sion appetsunil Exoaus 13, where Yaw ls Dose abut Wey. nan abo form hit ‘eaively ae tm, compared eo, a oo crapper inte exeds mative ul ods 13, he sty of So's vist to Moss ant is ‘ste for Veh Taisen intetral omhip ete Exod Pant 18 “Terese lunacy ia verses 7-10, but thistedundnoyundrinestheinporiane of ie vine spect, which ax erties observed is ‘Siatily stated: ABCB'A-To Yn = {ng tis people's (D2) oppresion tn Hayy (Er7MEt) inv. T coaponds Moser” mision to bing Yawh's people SD) aut of Eayre (Gr7ABD), v.10. Yovk Searing CEIOD) te pple’s ey EXPEN) inv Tike opin By the sere hat sal’ ry CEE REIT) ba come wp OTE) 0 Yih. In the ride, in. 8 wed he pois of al’ ‘nse fo“ ln” god and pci: Ian, ving wits ik a ney. i ‘olmapite hatch a ar secre wos ony ‘ean acetal elt fhe pasting oper of odie decane ", 10 Une othe flowing bene it leaugutes Maes" spponimen whichis ansctd a «prophet all The lve pt Set to Exodar 310-12 Jeet’ ell renin 140 (Recker 2000 and. Ger 2007). Bot psges canine folowing ‘emt Beste sea a eee SONELE "Base — one 6A Wieaw V8 Tin own go bon tpea el smstor = as eae ame ‘Motes appears athe pope by whom Yoh wil tad his people ow of Eayp inspect With Hotea 2. Exodis 310-13 cxpreses te Sime iden as Dewtoneny 1818-2,» passe ‘wich by he way alo dps pals wih Jeremish 14-1 Therefore, with. Bln sod ters seems apron ae he rg tarmive of Exod 3 ‘compose (Blum 1990-194) and det inthe ia eetery Ree. ‘Alter Moses (prophet) call. he marae tur ote queso ofthe Key of he Sty Tat is abou to appoint him. TAS question aeady ought up In ¥- 64 he sane of te taming oak where the vine self gremnation, sppstion “ie ood of Abram, th God of Tite, and te God of no” hse gram cally award and aealy emeoded In te Sinurtan Fetatewh and some Grek sane Sip The pposiion appear as er ate to create a lnk withthe Parca ao (Gecimar 198038341, ‘One muy rc tere an esenvaton mde by Rend scoring to whi th nd tt God pisesiote leases isrduced a Exod} "sit wer acorpleey ono ind RencertT 1990: 85)Ineresingl isnt dw ave ber ‘promised othe Pavia the ese i the ety say of Moses ell in Exod 6. Tis ‘gy ine that in te el sy oF Exo 3 {hee warn mention of he Pir ta. "Aer Moses mes scaed objeao—Re ‘oes not kiow Be sre fhe acetal go {te cue of whom te secld sea the Isates—sod Yoh revels himself (oe net) ‘trou te bundy commented expression Te AR TA, Ye flog ves eis it a the “od of Abo, 86 ad Jocoh Thee af song aguneats tae thisers dd not beans 0 the onal maa, Fit of al hs speck i ioiced afer by aycmer ‘a latin” Axim Genet 2:15, ue” aad Ideas ha the low ing am aon. This aon, which ean be ‘compte Puls 135-3 my be unero mallet fo create a pra withthe pity Mea expressed in Exo 6:2 hat eens Yih ‘ot apart the Pai unr is el te, he of couse the goof te Patric. TT one coms 15a an on fen he transite fm v.14, 16s even snot “Tete only oe vine pecs wiht ah the wor! play on the etapa, fly revealed into nee Cele then Yah), Fis ta hat he asf he Path ‘and IStelong 1 feveking oe iia fase i 16, (Weimar 180. 392-333, M0, ‘his T anit maybe suspected of cca reasoning he decision ipo couse depend a over theory abst te compotion of Ils text One may toweverate a the mention ‘ofthe patriarchal names spate ole ‘ahoek by he verb al comes wet ie “Thi cul indict ht tone words were ist ‘wien he mars ofthe sel, before er copist egret et ime and space do ao allow to demonstte ta thei secu ade a 17 flowed ty Ie cootinedapponinaly 31-2" (tout the maa), 3-1 aa, 7-14, Wah, 17.418. (Se fora sr rconrction Gee (0990: 398)) The ftom othe sil wy Istwof 1 egiimaes Mow satura uel = roto rope, ant eons tht knoedge ‘tthe vie pane ie cone the exh ‘he stay. as observed by Mica Berge, Schad een, srs wih Exo 6 te ‘ea thal the revelation fhe vie name Yi ‘is someting ew In be ong ext te deity ‘Si gs ene resented self as Moss patiarchal Go (6) td Moss iene his god with he ces ey ofthe alte The at hat ances gods oot Sear pool names i atte by tes from Ura tha oer onan 7 te father (a er Toor 1993). The ator f Byods 3° wants to empbaze tht this known gov atthe deity Yih Asia ocedre can be observed Exodus 6 Before uw ths edt bold te men ie gin at Eos 3 as ot tly pt sf the let eat Mons in which as teem imered. The oles sory stad wih a ele descrpon of he dif tution a he Hebrews yp andthe soy of Moet bith nd is “aopsion” bythe duper of Ferd, The sory of i inh aed expenre depp Terry dependence an thet ath of Spon tb lego Towner ofthe Assyrian Emp, as hat fen Seen obried (Cohen 1972: Aaiach 19), ‘Siren and Moves are both exosed by their moter, bo of whom aren sme way ied {othe prestod Sargon’ oer peste, fa Moses" meter he dar of Levi the tecesorf kes pe tbe. Teather do terns They are set aif one aske fo Be foond ané ped In th as, the aloption ts presented as royal adoption Sugin Tove by sa, and Noses teers {he sn of Poros dah. ven though te Sargon sory is about he hind-illemiom Assyrian king was wien ter Sargon is aes at he ei he ‘ehh century I contains Neo-Asjian oho [Ewe fms sed tomatic expressions sesed nly in ths period (Lew 1980 98-10). Thre: foe the tory of Moses, el on if te be he prior he seventh etary BCE Exo 2"hreanppos no knowdedge of Mou Bis vii, or his names eventing needs to he plained. I is temping, then, © wndesiand thei writen sory about Mossi at be recosuced in dei 16 bea acon 9 NeosAcyran royal edly, horas a Ss’ cout. The Asya ackoul is als sen in tbe mention of th “wore ies” ISSO in Exod 1, which wes nordfrom the Assyrian maitonu® If 3 sevenh- in th cases followed by the alos identi century sting of he olde Moss rarative fs statement who wil bing you ot fom the aul one may speculate that the srion of ardes of Eapy.” Her, et Exod 3, Yow {he gue of Moura the etaive sn chrceize elf ast got ings ot of onsrction a rial igure re liked the Egy Incotrat thoi eso of Ex0- Jean rertng 0 an eer Nothem exolus dis 3, Etods 6 sists on he son cnn triton, Bt tus ow tm toca 62-8. between the pinhead the ena The xo Av andthe congue ofthe nd are preset in the divine speech as the results ofthe divine Exodus 6:2-8:The Unknown Name coven an pois othe Parcs ‘of Yhovh and the Theory ofthe Divine Tus wlan i there sty. 3, wee P Revelation ensrcts 2 thology of he divine revlon: "appeared 6 Abra, Iss and Jao ax El ‘Teprieyacoutof he elation othe vie Shady bt by my mae Yh dl a ake re in Eds 62-8 dsp a cle sete mel known ode,” Thi a clea leer Uerscinirpoale apes 90 eens Fa CY apne As wom SE a SRE Soe mam rape 3 SrRESEG "uN on we Fp ere nbae rine cane ean coxa ri ” eyes es ph Enwbest “a oe nee £2 nk A no nr ‘Tis smetre reveal th imporance of heath and sid 1 hin: Cam EL Shady. vine penton, since the semen “Tam whch allows the piel suthor to contact YYhoi™ apes "four ‘nes. The sel-Ritory o the din evelton in te se presntione inv. 2 and $e te divine Inte primeval sory, God is known fo al Spec. wheres the Frm inv 6 sn .7 humans as claim” For Abraham and hit descendant be Is "El Shay al only Moses mit of est aa 7 EROS cmc et hte ae Yo MERE SSASap ED mle es ah Py te oedsl in Fay ae ast about God's enon me, ‘Yih This mess tht els Singular eile ibe knowing ofthe ine ae an Evoup his pivepe Ir! Besos the ony nation cab of worsipping God by Ines ofa wdequte sci eal. On the ‘te hind, however, Padvacterconay 0 the Detersoomis an inlsve macnn All peopl ofthe cath ene the sno, iretpeaine of wheter they adress it as loli Eso hae. This en works ber {te warthe autor of n independent document ands eco of ler non Pats, aigingl, God's revelation 10” Mes happens in Eaypt a opposed to Exes 3, wr the dive mae jr rveled 0 Mes at the “mourn of Gol” The de ow dine revlon ples Exodus 6 in ple with ace! 200-3: "T male mal kowe thom (od iD inteland of yp ef Eaed 225d 3 where te same rot ore). Ascorng the ely tain Gnd cetort hi tre mae Egyp. Forte sth of Pandof Eze! 20.86 soy ofthe exes als enatoveallrminthe or) of he elton of the vine mame. Toe ee pec a Maser according oP ast "ep inthe history of Gos revelation in wich Isl roogh Mose nemesis ifoned thi mane ‘Exodus 3 and Exodus 6: A Brief Comparison ‘AliooghExoius 3 eeu he in revelation fon the mounaig of God (by sng thse xpessons, TORT 7, 27 and the re fxpresion 7227 which only occurs in Exod $3244 Dea 33:17 is protably alo an altion to the Sina) and Exclus 6 ple in yp, och iets basally agree at Yah wat ot always ae’ Go tt he rove mel 10 the people by the needy of Mote An, ‘ren Exodus ie contd a an atic ofthe Sins hepa itisnseed i aie oe in whi Mose ojouming fn Modan, inthe ath” 1 te content of he Peach marae this penne emphasis the cent oe oF the exo cton by wensforming te pa ‘al nates ino apologue ofasors) aud aso legis te figure of Moses he exclave ‘metre e's fet probe. Both et ae not ldr tha eit ceatary BCE, bt hey may preset scl mem cay tha Yuh nt alae been he 208 oF “Sel” Fer sis neither xo 3 or Ede 6 ae historia tes. But they may peeve 8 ongee dé." logger memery of he sydoption” of he dey You in vlan 10 Eaypin or sothem ions” ‘Some Historical Speculations About ‘the Origins of Yhwh and Mis Adoption bby “Israel” ‘Ye may star with ery ase observation abot the mame fle, Wich is atesed ous the Bible at end ofthe hice centry BCE in ‘teste of ach Mampi and eran even Someta cue oe a Ste Pade fom he "ine of Rames il (bt isinepetion msn ‘ery seclatve a, acoding neal on Tunica of Thomas Schade, uncon ing)? The nae “eet” conta te eophorc demeot Et" aed at Yew or Yi, ven a ‘Naaman igh emphasis at he fea tion fhe eat “Isc tn te Merepad tle canot be extaised wth cri and all septs oes in the zal has fa Go 8 preconceived ie of pla” (staan 2001 7) i sear atte se "ef Yo poup located inthe Leva whose patron diy i apprety Elo I ke Ura "Fer ign fhe mena th “cian ous Asma Cap. Ae St ey ‘tie Yana 139. To gat ioe ef rs‘nth ter an here ive ib ess ‘hat locse Vid inthe Sot an that escrbe am ensue tween him and sc Jugs 34-5 and his eos” pret Psalm 6689, Yih seems to be iniod ‘sh te Sinn, and he fr cog fom Ss, Pecuding tudes 34, Asie sement is found in Deteonomy Sipe tote se ere psn Yh comes fn Si which x Tocaed it pall. Mount Pars whe Ion chant be esas “And aly, Hat 33 ‘le cme fo Tee Hy One SSRaie 1 this vere the ame Yh i read by lsh fa 2 and 8 gest on eto of Elo with. Yow Ineeingy this pan Iocts Ys rin in Teman mane that Apes ia Gen 36 a he mame of la in Eom. The Eire conection for Tema It ako clear in fer Bibel teats Ger 17120, ack 2518, Anos [:E-12, Otad 8-5. An senor Pe 3 et otha il a ac cae sa pete, eer 11 ate hh rc es ai Saha pce eh Queenston nate omit losin f Teman would ao with the toe quoted texts mentioning Se ‘Of cus tab posi ht Tema a more genera em forthe Sah, bt ten the South ede aso ilies the Edonite tei. Tr mean 10 Teman, the itpons of Kuri Aud are of majo interest ven aster the recent pulsed edo piceps (este al 2012, seve! questions rena debated, Ing plce or even a manctury n which Asberah layed cna rol a reel sggeed by Nasi Lissorsky aed Nav Ne'aan 208)? ‘uate “Aj fncioned between ex. 95 and 73020 BCE” (Faken nd Pastcky 208 178. Two inion meton a “Yih fro Fea (Mese et 20129, scription 36, and 08, Insipion 39. with are), Scie wih Ashe. Thi sa ination ‘ta sil in the eighth cemry Yoh was ‘venta a8 del fen the Sou On th fiber hind sete icin kon “Yh om Shanon” with is Ar (este al 2012 87, Imeripion 31). the se was ‘sed by tees or wonippers frm ae Samaria ts ieesting th hey stl acknowl eg he existence of southem Yh the ep cenry BCE may thn eniaivly be else tthe fans Sha-romads chin ‘ome Epon insipions,esecaly fom the time of Amewopis I ad Ramses I appear 5 ‘yw Te expe yn sees 1 bk tbe tenon of Yoh and Sn inode), In the ts from Aman, the ire Shas ups ae listed under 1G (he Shs Ta Sir) wich ccndng to Manes Weippe ‘Stud bes Kind of ie ining te leton of {te iret Shaw bes (Weippe 1974 270-271, An Edom oestion for those Shas ups was made paw by he excavations of "Thoma Levy and ie inthe Jb nea Fan who states tht inthe cate of Wa Fn "the archeological record support the imight hrf be pail tha the veer sion of Yah as 4 go who dete the Egypte was trough 1 Ise by Shunt aoup. As N. Nauman chooved, ie bic! Aseipion of ype ata "Roam of fonds ralets very well he Ezypan reality of he New kingdbo™ QOL: 4 es hrf a lau ‘ble speculation tht Yona bough by a grup tr waning an “Edomite” ort “Seu Yin Maybe the wasn ara sivetrattn stout gr ike Mest since is ‘Mian cooestions cas hardly be expine = am invention, swe he erat of Eos 18, ‘wher is Mate thr ofr a ‘ceo Yh Blnkinsopp 2008) OFcouse, aay rei recostucion spose. The ited fens of the dre seeaon of Ths ame however sein “ince of emorie”—f0 ne ‘apres of Jan Asmnana of to oethooas origin of Yh “The biblical exodus narasive was writen sae forthe fit tie in Tosh. Mies pear a 2 prtiyp for Fos, and he ston of Eppa peso seo ‘etic te Assyria ston. The exam “ile iso couse ole at eae fo Jah Too leet afer 722 DOE. The ieary contcar of this indiion cama be recone, Hoss 12 shows however ow ‘Yh he God of the exo, saps tie Teed woe. This ay reet the Ica 10 make the exodis the "oi foanton mth fal The two acon FV revelaton to Most alough wit ten inthe sh century til ke the ory Yh Yhwh was ean aacitenons deity bel as “ported” fom the Souths This hey {ns sport fom the iscptins of niles Aj but ao om the evidence shou the Share groups, ice sone of thm gyal worsipped a city called Yoh. 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