Darn tootin' it's debated. I don't see how Gen 14:18 can be anything but a reference to the Canaanite deity.
Sent from my iPad Donald R. Vance [email protected] [email protected] On Aug 9, 2011, at 8:05 AM, George Athas <[email protected]> wrote: > Karl is correct, that the word אל is a common noun for 'deity'. However, it > is often used practically as a Proper Name for the president or father of the > gods in the Canaanite pantheon. This is confirmed in Ugaritic, for example. > However, in Hebrew, it is very rarely used that way, if ever (it's > occasionally debated, though). > > > GEORGE ATHAS > Director of Postgraduate Studies, > Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au) > Sydney, Australia > > > _______________________________________________ > b-hebrew mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
