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originally posted by: Madrusa
a reply to: whereislogic
The problem you have with this is that in order to define apostasy you will require an Old Testament basis, the exclusive worship of YHWH, that is not Christianity which was the end result of Hellenistic-Judaism, a hybrid that had been developing for several centuries previously, ...
Iah is a very early god of the moon in ancient Egyptian religion, and his name sometimes transliterated as Yah, Jah or Aah, simply means "moon." Nevertheless, by the New Kingdom he was less prominent as a moon deity than the other gods with lunar connections, Thoth and Khonsu. As a result of the functional connection between them he could be identified with either of those deities. He was sometimes considered an adult form of Khonsu, and was increasingly absorbed by him.
The high point in Yah's popularity can be found following the the Middle Kingdom when many people immigrated from the Levant and the Hyksos ruled Egypt.
Cognate to the Aramaic root ה־ו־י / ܗ-ܘ-ܝ (h-w-y) meaning “to be”, “to happen”, “to come down”.
(hawiya, “to be fond, to love or fall in love”), يَهْوَى (yahwā)
Verbal noun: هَوًى (hawan, “passion, whim, caprice”)
Active participle: هَاوٍ (hāwin, “dropping, tumbling, fond of, loving”)
Thank you for this glorious piece of insight.
As always, it is as food for our minds and our spirits.
You do well to share that which you bear witness to, thank you.
Much Love to you my friend.
^_^