1.(3) The Tell El-amarna Inscriptions Indicate That The Term elohim Might Even Be Applied In Abject Homage To An Egyptian Monarch As The Use Of The Term Ilani In This Connexion Obviously Implies.3 The Religion Of The Arabian Tribes In The Days Of Mahomet, Of Which A Picture Is Presented To Us By Wellh
2.The Fuller Titles Of The Ark Originate In The Belief That It Contained The Covenant (berith) Or Testimony (`eduth), The Technical Terms For The Decalogue; Primarily, However, It Would Seem To Have Been Called The Ark Of Yahweh (or elohim), Or Simply The Ark.
3.S5) That elohim As A Plural Form For The Name Of The Hebrew Deity Can Hardly Be Understood Otherwise Than As A Comprehensive Expression For The Multitude Of Gods Embraced In The One God Of Old Testament Religion, In Other Words That It Presupposes An Original Polytheism.