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Originally Posted by Shivani Devi
What I find to be MOST puzzling, is that the Hebrew word for God, is Elohim...which consists of a masculine pronoun combined with a feminine attribute.
The literal translation of Elohim, means "the Shining Ones" and this word corresponds to the Devas or the Devikas of Hindu mythology...
I took a wild ride on that tangent just the other day...
Just by the by...I don't know much about Judaism whatsoever...I am a Shaivite Hindu...However, I became aware that you have a feast/festival known as Shiva...and Shiva means "seven" in Hebrew..
I found this out a while ago, when I stumbled across a book in a bookstore...
https://www.amazon.com/Every-Day-Ble...dp/9655240770#
I thought to myself..."oh wow, I am getting a message here" until I realised it had nothing whatsoever to do with the Hindu God, but could equally apply nonetheless...that was quite amusing for me. |
There are other Hebrew names that get translated into English as God.
Elohim is used in the first creation account (Genesis !:1 to Genesis 2:3).
In the next verse, Genesis 2:4 Yahweh is introduced.