El, Elohim, Allah and Yahweh: The History of Divine Names

El, Eloah, Elohim, Ilah, and Allah, different names in different Semitic languages, all referring to the same deity.

Across centuries, these names evolved through different languages, changing their forms while remaining connected to one divine identity.

El was originally the god of the Canaanites, the people from whom Abraham was said to descend.

Eloah was the Hebrew and Sumerian name for God, and Elohim emerged as its plural form over time.

Elohim is Eloah in the plural, and the original root of that word comes from ancient Sumerian.

Allah was the Aramaic name for this same deity, later passing into Arabic and becoming the name Allah.

That is the history of these names, tracing their origins back through the Canaanites and the ancient Sumerians.

Then comes Yahweh, originally a war god, completely different from El, the supreme deity of the ancient Canaanites.

El was considered the highest god, the father, the creator, and the ruler of the entire divine council.

He represented authority, creation, and order.

Yahweh appeared in early Israelite texts, carrying attributes of a warrior.

But Yahweh did not remain merely a war god.

Over time, he became the only God of Israel.

His image changed across the centuries, and his identity developed far beyond the battlefield where he first appeared.

Now, return to Elohim. The word means gods in the plural.

So how does that become one God? If Elohim means gods, then I have a question.

Who exactly were all those gods in the beginning?

Ancient history, myths, and inscriptions show us El, the supreme deity, at the center of this entire story.

Over time, El became Eloah, and later Allah, following the historical transformation of these ancient divine names.

Then there is Yahweh, the war god. But do you know who else belonged among Canaanite gods?

Baal. Yes, Baal was another Canaanite god, worshiped alongside the others within the same ancient religious world.

All these gods were worshiped together under the name Elohim.

And now, are you ready for the shock? El, the original supreme god, was actually married.

Yes, ancient records identify a goddess as his wife.

Her name was Asherah, also called Athirat, and ancient traditions repeatedly describe her as El's divine consort.

Artifacts and ancient references present Asherah beside El as his companion, his partner, and sometimes his wife.

So I have something to tell you. Many of you simply do not know whom you are worshiping.

You believe you are defending one God, while the ancient story behind these names contains multiple pagan deities.

And the saddest part? People fight, threaten, insult, curse, and even kill each other in that God's name.

You defend a god without knowing when his name first appeared in history or who worshiped him first.

You do not know which ancient peoples first worshiped him, yet you fight as though you know everything.

You can research every name, every inscription, and every historical claim I have mentioned in this video.

Regards.