Biblical Studies/Old Testament Commentaries/Exodus

Exodus Texts: The Free Bible: Exodus ספר שמות Chapter 6 Verse 3 The untranslated text makes the point of the passage especially clear: the patriarchs were worshippers of El, specifically El Shaddai (אל שדי); the name Yahweh (יהוה) was unknown to them.See, for example, Smith 2001 141 Notes References Smith Mark S. The Origins of Biblical Monotheism: Israel's Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts OUP 2001 New York 2nd 978-0195134803