Yahweh (disambiguation)
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Yahweh
is the personal name of the God of Israel as described in the Hebrew Bible.
Yahweh
Yahweh is the name of God in the Bible, the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Jews and Christians.The word Yahweh is a modern scholarly convention for the Hebrew , transcribed into Roman letters as YHWH and known as the Tetragrammaton, for which the original pronunciation is unknown...
is the personal name of the God of Israel as described in the Hebrew Bible.
More specific articles
- Yahweh (Christianity), usage of the name in Christianity
- Yahweh (Canaanite deity)Yahweh (Canaanite deity)The hypothesis of a Canaanite deity named Yahweh or Yahwi is accepted by some Ancient Near Eastern scholars, although no direct evidence from archeology has been found. The name Yahwi may possibly be found in some male Amorite names...
, the hypothesis that there was an equivalent Canaanite deity based on the occurrence of "-yh-" in some Ugaritic names - TetragrammatonTetragrammatonThe term Tetragrammaton refers to the name of the God of Israel YHWH used in the Hebrew Bible.-Hebrew Bible:...
, the four Hebrew letters YHWH, and pronunciations
Modern religious movements and esotericism
- Sacred Name MovementSacred Name MovementThe Sacred Name Movement is a movement within Adventism in Christianity, propagated by Clarence Orvil Dodd from the 1930s, that claims to seek to conform Christianity to its "Hebrew Roots" in practice, belief and worship. The best known distinction of the SNM is its advocacy of the use of the...
, a Christian movement emphasizing use of "Yahweh" - Assemblies of YahwehAssemblies of YahwehThe Assemblies of Yahweh is a nonprofit religious organization with its international headquarters in Bethel, Pennsylvania. The organization developed independently out of a radio ministry begun by Elder Jacob O. Meyer in 1966...
, an American religious group; part of the Sacred Name Movement - House of YahwehHouse of YahwehThe House of Yahweh is a religious movement based in Abilene, Texas. Its Pastor and Overseer is Yisrayl Hawkins . The group has had membership of people from around the globe, and welcomes all "who will repent of sin and follow Yahweh's Law." The group has been controversial, and is referred to...
, an American religious group based in Abilene, Texas - Yahweh ben YahwehYahweh ben YahwehYahweh ben Yahweh was the adopted name of Hulon Mitchell, Jr. , founder and leader of the Nation of Yahweh, a black supremacist new religious movement founded in 1979....
(Hulon Mitchell Jr., 1935–2007), black supremacist leader - Nation of YahwehNation of YahwehThe Nation of Yahweh is a predominantly African-American religious group that is the most controversial offshoot of the Black Hebrew Israelites line of thought. It was founded in 1979 in Miami by Hulon Mitchell, Jr., who went by the name Yahweh ben Yahweh. Its goal is to return African Americans,...
, a black supremacist religious group founded by Yahweh ben Yahweh - Prophet YahwehProphet YahwehRamon Watkins , more famously known as Prophet Yahweh, or The Seer of Yahweh, is an American man who resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, and claims to have the ability to summon UFOs by using passages from the Bible...
(Ramon Watkins, born 1952), American UFOlogist
Popular culture
- "Yahweh" (song)Yahweh (song)"Yahweh" is a song by rock band U2 and the eleventh track on their 2004 album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. It was mainly recorded in one take, and was performed live by the band during the Vertigo Tour. The song received mixed reviews from critics....
, a 2004 song by U2 - Yahweh (album), an album by Hillsong Church