Yahwism
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Yahwism is the ancient monotheistic (or henotheistic) worship of the Israelite god Yahweh that formed the religious foundation of early Israel and Judah before the development of Judaism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yahwism canonical | 38 |
| Israelite religion | 2 |
| Ancient Israelite religion | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israelite religion
ⓘ
ancient religion ⓘ henotheistic tradition ⓘ monotheistic tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Israelites
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Israelites
Israelites ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Judahites
|
| coreRegion |
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
Kingdom of Judah ⓘ ancient Levant ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Bethel
ⓘ
Dan ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Shiloh ⓘ Jewish Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Temple in Jerusalem
|
| developedInto |
Judaism
ⓘ
Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Aaronic priesthood
ⓘ
surface form:
Levitical priesthood
Aaronic priesthood ⓘ
surface form:
Temple priesthood
|
| hasLawCode | Mosaic law traditions ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
animal sacrifice
ⓘ
burnt offerings ⓘ priestly rituals ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Canaanite religion
ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern religion ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
chosenness of Israel
ⓘ
covenant between Yahweh and Israel ⓘ exclusive worship of Yahweh ⓘ holiness of Yahweh ⓘ prohibition of idolatry ⓘ |
| precededBy | Canaanite religion ⓘ |
| primaryDeity |
YHWH
ⓘ
surface form:
Yahweh
|
| relatedConcept |
Israelite religion
ⓘ
ancient Judaism ⓘ biblical monotheism ⓘ |
| religiousFocus |
YHWH
ⓘ
surface form:
Yahweh
|
| religiousText |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Torah traditions ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
ancient Near Eastern studies
ⓘ
biblical studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Age Levant
early first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| viewOfDeity |
Yahweh as creator god
ⓘ
Yahweh as lawgiver ⓘ Yahweh as national god of Israel ⓘ Yahweh as warrior deity ⓘ |
| worshipType |
pilgrimage festivals
ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ temple worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jehoiachin
this entity surface form:
Ancient Israelite religion
this entity surface form:
Israelite religion
this entity surface form:
Israelite religion
subject surface form:
Sheshbazzar