Yahweh

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

More than one thousand years later in the Iron Age, people in this region still worshipped Baal, who was the main rival of Yahweh for the affections of the ancient Israelites.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The Bible suggests this tradition began with Abraham, who was said to have entered into a covenant with Yahweh as far back as 2100 BCE.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The biblical account often puts the kings of the northern kingdom in a negative light, noting that they abused their subjects and incorporated elements of foreign religious traditions in their worship of Yahweh.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The impact of this event was enormous, because it led to the belief that Yahweh could not be bound to a single place.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

And religion—whether you believe in God or Yahweh or Allah or something else, odds are that at heart you want the same things.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan