# El, Elohim, Allah and Yahweh: The History of Divine Names - Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2121307021362565437 - Source account: [@IAM77NEO](https://x.com/IAM77NEO) - Source language: English - Duration: 4:08 - Published: 2026-11-15 - Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names ## Transcript [0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/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. [0:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=11) Across centuries, these names evolved through different languages, changing their forms while remaining connected to one divine identity. [0:21](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=21) El was originally the god of the Canaanites, the people from whom Abraham was said to descend. [0:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=28) Eloah was the Hebrew and Sumerian name for God, and Elohim emerged as its plural form over time. [0:36](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=36) Elohim is Eloah in the plural, and the original root of that word comes from ancient Sumerian. [0:45](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=45) Allah was the Aramaic name for this same deity, later passing into Arabic and becoming the name Allah. [0:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=53) That is the history of these names, tracing their origins back through the Canaanites and the ancient Sumerians. [1:03](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=63) Then comes Yahweh, originally a war god, completely different from El, the supreme deity of the ancient Canaanites. [1:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=72) El was considered the highest god, the father, the creator, and the ruler of the entire divine council. [1:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=80) He represented authority, creation, and order. [1:24](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=84) Yahweh appeared in early Israelite texts, carrying attributes of a warrior. [1:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=91) But Yahweh did not remain merely a war god. [1:34](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=94) Over time, he became the only God of Israel. [1:38](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=98) His image changed across the centuries, and his identity developed far beyond the battlefield where he first appeared. [1:47](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=107) Now, return to Elohim. The word means gods in the plural. [1:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=113) So how does that become one God? If Elohim means gods, then I have a question. [2:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=120) Who exactly were all those gods in the beginning? [2:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=125) Ancient history, myths, and inscriptions show us El, the supreme deity, at the center of this entire story. [2:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=132) Over time, El became Eloah, and later Allah, following the historical transformation of these ancient divine names. [2:23](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=143) Then there is Yahweh, the war god. But do you know who else belonged among Canaanite gods? [2:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=149) Baal. Yes, Baal was another Canaanite god, worshiped alongside the others within the same ancient religious world. [2:38](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=158) All these gods were worshiped together under the name Elohim. [2:45](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=165) And now, are you ready for the shock? El, the original supreme god, was actually married. [2:52](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=172) Yes, ancient records identify a goddess as his wife. [2:57](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=177) Her name was Asherah, also called Athirat, and ancient traditions repeatedly describe her as El's divine consort. [3:06](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=186) Artifacts and ancient references present Asherah beside El as his companion, his partner, and sometimes his wife. [3:14](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=194) So I have something to tell you. Many of you simply do not know whom you are worshiping. [3:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=200) You believe you are defending one God, while the ancient story behind these names contains multiple pagan deities. [3:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=208) And the saddest part? People fight, threaten, insult, curse, and even kill each other in that God's name. [3:38](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=218) You defend a god without knowing when his name first appeared in history or who worshiped him first. [3:47](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=227) You do not know which ancient peoples first worshiped him, yet you fight as though you know everything. [3:54](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=234) You can research every name, every inscription, and every historical claim I have mentioned in this video. [4:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/L2jhRJDhHBgH/en/el-elohim-allah-and-yahweh-the-history-of-divine-names?t=242) Regards.