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<topic>Significance of the use of different <a href="Dictionary:אֵ-ל – אֱ-לוֹהַ – אֱ-לֹהִים" data-aht="page">names of Hashem</a>:
 
<topic>Significance of the use of different <a href="Dictionary:אֵ-ל – אֱ-לוֹהַ – אֱ-לֹהִים" data-aht="page">names of Hashem</a>:
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<opinion>Hashem is the personal name of the God of the Jewish nation, while <i>Elohim</i> is the generic name for any god – Cassuto, New approach, Malbim.</opinion>
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<opinion>Hashem is the personal name of the God of the Children of Israel, while <i>Elohim</i> is the generic name for any god – Cassuto, New approach, Malbim.</opinion>
 
<opinion>Hashem refers to God's attribute of mercy, while <i>Elohim</i> refers to God's attribute of truth/justice – Keli Yekar.</opinion>
 
<opinion>Hashem refers to God's attribute of mercy, while <i>Elohim</i> refers to God's attribute of truth/justice – Keli Yekar.</opinion>
 
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Version as of 12:50, 25 January 2015

The Two Accounts Which Yitro Heard

Related Topics

  • When did Yitro arrive at Sinai?

    See Chronology.

    • Before the giving of the Decalogue – probably Seforno, New approach.
    • After the Decalogue –
  • Significance of the use of different names of Hashem:
    • Hashem is the personal name of the God of the Children of Israel, while Elohim is the generic name for any god – Cassuto, New approach, Malbim.
    • Hashem refers to God's attribute of mercy, while Elohim refers to God's attribute of truth/justice – Keli Yekar.
    • Family reunification – possibly Seforno, Keli Yekar and Malbim.
    • Conversion – R. Eliezer in the Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael, possibly Rashi.1
    • Diplomatic Mission – Cassuto.
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