Eloah
אֱלוֹהַּ
The singular poetic form of Elohim — the dominant divine name of the book of Job.
The name of God spoken from the ash heap — Job's word for the God he questions and trusts at once. Both traditions treasure it as the name of wrestled-for faith.
First occurrence
Deut 32:15 — Haazinu: 'he forsook Eloah who made him'
Key passages
Job 19:26 — 'In my flesh I shall see Eloah'
Hab 3:3 — 'Eloah comes from Teman'
In the Greek Scriptures
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