Yahwism
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Yahwism, also known as the Israelite religion, was the ancient Semitic religion of the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah. The Israelite religion appears to have been closely related to Canaanite
Sherd of a pithos found at Kuntillet Ajrud, bearing the inscription Yahweh and his Asherah
The Holy of Holies in a ruined temple at Tel Arad, with two incense pillars and two stele, one to Yahweh, and one most likely to Asherah. The temple was destroyed or abandoned during the late Iron Age.
Solomon dedicates the Temple at Jerusalem (painting by James Tissot or follower, c. 1896–1902).
Yahweh
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Yahweh was an ancient Semitic deity in the southeastern ancient Levant that became the national god of the Iron Age kingdoms of Israel-Samaria and Judah. Although there is no clear consensus regarding
Yahwism
…was not originally monotheistic, instead sharing similar beliefs with its neighbors. The primary deity of the religion and the head of the pantheon was Yahweh, the national god of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel. Some scholars speculate that the goddess Asherah was the consort of Yahweh, though some scholars…
God on the Winged Wheel coin
Uriyahu inscription, Khirbet el-Qom, 8th c. BCE, "Blessed is/be Uriyahu by Yahweh"
Seal of Hezekiah, 727 to 698. The winged disk is thought to represent Yahweh.
Winged disk seal reproduced in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906