YHWH was a god of smiths

Note to mods - I think this is more history than religion...

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/...eory-1.5992072

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The cult of YHWH as god of metallurgy originated among semi-nomadic copper smelters between the Bronze and Iron Age, suggests biblical scholar: And he was not worshipped only by Jews By Ariel David Apr 11, 2018

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Fire and brimstone Most scholars already believe that the cult of Yahweh first emerged somewhere in the southern Levant, partly based on Egyptian texts from the late second millennium B.C.E. These documents describe groups of Canaanite nomads collectively known as Shasu, including one tribe named Shasu Yhw(h) – perhaps the first recorded Yahweh worshippers in history. The Bible itself may contain a memory of this southern origin of Yahweh, as it tells us explicitly that God “came from Teman” (Habbakuk 3:3) or that he “went out of Seir” and “marched out of Edom” (Judges 5:4-5) – all toponyms associated with the area ranging from Sinai to the Negev and northern Arabia.

It points out that smithing deities are often associated with vulcanic features (clue in the name) and also presents a counter argument (which I had come across before) that YHWH was more likely to have been a storm god, like Bel.

It certainly has some coincidences.

via International Skeptics Forum https://ift.tt/2ENOBM6