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The name of the Lord

Posted on 28. April 2013 by schaefew

Jehovah is said to be a false reading of the Hebrew name of God, Yahweh. This developed from the sacred tetragrammation YHVH. As it was considered too sacred to pronounce, the vowels of Adonai, another word for ‘God’, were inserted to … Continue reading →

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