Yahweh [a] was an ancient Levantine deity worshiped in Israel and Judah as the primary deity and the head of the pantheon of the polytheistic religion of Yahwism. [4] [5] [6] Though no consensus exists regarding the deity's origins, [7] scholars generally hold that the deity is associated with Seir, Edom, Paran and Teman, [8] and later with Canaan.

2022年2月16日 · Northern Israel worshipped El/YHWH in the form of a golden bull. The Bible mocks this graven representation of the divinity by describing it as a calf. Bronze Statue of a bull discovered at the 12th century B.C.E. cultic site at Dhahrat et-Tawileh, Samaria. Picture: Nathaniel Ritmeyer, Wikimedia.

According to the Torah, the Bible, and the Quran, the golden calf (Hebrew: עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב, romanized: ʿēḡel hazzāhāḇ) was a cult image made by the Israelites when Moses went up to Mount Sinai. In Hebrew, the incident is known as "the sin of the calf" (Hebrew: חֵטְא הָעֵגֶל, romanized: ḥēṭəʾ hāʿēḡel). It is first mentioned in the Book of Exodus. [1]

2014年6月28日 · Considering the above evidence both internal to the Bible as well as in comparison with other Ancient Near Eastern texts, it seems clear that the simple meaning of Balaam’s statement was that Bull El—his god and the old chief of the Canaanite pantheon—took Israel out of Egypt.

In this post, I adopt a text-critical proposal advanced by Jan Joosten that restores a reference to “Bull El” in Deut 32:8. The million-dollar question then is: how do Elyon, Bull El, and Yahweh relate to one another in the theology of the original – or more original poem – …

2019年9月15日 · Israel chose the form of a calf (young bull) as an image of God at Mount Sinai showing their association between the word and the ox or bull and is also commonly used in the Hebrew Bible for “God” or “god.”

Unlike the northern Kingdom of Israel, the southern Kingdom of Judah rejected the use of bull images to symbolize the Hebrew god Yahweh, preferring instead to associate his worship with the sphinx-like cherubim. Jewish monotheistic tradition, inherited from Judah, firmly rejected any form of animal veneration or images of God.

Although the animal has often been identified as a bull, and thus could be a symbol of Baal or Yahweh, two zoological experts have recently confirmed the view that the frolicking animal is actually a horse—an animal associated with Yahweh, but not with Baal.

In summary, the bull in the Bible is a multifaceted symbol, representing both legitimate worship and idolatrous practices. Its presence in the biblical text reflects the tension between the cultural significance of the bull and the theological emphasis on the exclusive worship of Yahweh.

The bull is a significant symbol in the Bible, representing strength, power, and fertility. Its symbolism is multifaceted, appearing in various contexts throughout the Scriptures, often reflecting the cultural and religious milieu of the ancient Near East.