chaldaeanism

Updated: June 23, 2025

Thus M. Renan derives the name of Jehovah from Assyria, from 'Aramaised Chaldaeanism. In that case the name was long anterior to the residence in Egypt. But again, perhaps Jehovah was a local god of Sinai, or a provincial deity in Palestine. He was known to very ancient sages, who preferred such names as El Shaddai and Elohim. In short, we have no certainty on the subject.

Andrew Lang - The Making of Religion