Yahwe

[1409] One is reminded of Isaiah's sentiment (lvi. 7) regarding the temple of Yahwe, which is to be called 'a house of prayer for the world. '

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

Footnote 23: Muhammad here adopts the Jewish and Arab myth that Solomon had a seal with the divine name (Yahwe) inscribed on it giving him control over winds and jinns, or demons.

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy Various 1909

The pressing need of constructing a national polity for the present on the only basis then possible -- Yahwe worship -- FORCED them into falsifying the past.

The Invention of a New Religion Basil Hall Chamberlain 1892

Moses upon receiving the command of Yahwe, he asks what he should say when people question him.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

Naturally, it was impossible to inscribe the whole story on a little tablet, just as it was impossible to place the entire law of Yahwe on the doorposts.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

The inconsistency between the view held of Yahwe and the limitation of his power was not, however, always recognized.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

Yahwe was merely one god among many, no exception was made of the rule that the concern of the gods was with the living; but Yahwe as the one and only god, could not be pictured as limited in his scope.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

Such a description of Yahwe is totally different from the

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

The power to snatch the individual from the grasp of Sheol was also ascribed to the national god, Yahwe.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

Yahwe has no power over the dead, but they receive some of his qualities.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891