Yahweh

==Yahweh and the rise of monotheism==
It is unclear when the worship of Yahweh alone began. The earliest known portrayals of Yahweh as the principal deity to whom "one owed the powers of blessing the land" appear in the teachings of the prophet [[Elijah]] in the 9th century BCE. This form of worship was likely well established by the time of the prophet [[Hosea]] in the 8th century BCE, in reference to disputes between Yahweh and Baal.{{sfn|Albertz|1994|p=61}} The early supporters of this faction are widely regarded as being [[monolatrism|monolatrists]] rather than true [[monotheists]];{{snf|Eakin|1971|pages=70, 263}} they did not believe Yahweh was the only god in existence, but instead believed that he was the only god which the people of Israel should worship.{{snf|McKenzie|1990|page=1287}} 

Finally, in the national crisis of the exile, the followers of Yahweh went a step further and outright denied that the other deities aside from Yahweh even existed, thus marking the transition from monolatrism to true monotheism.{{sfn|Betz|2000|p=917}} The notion that Yahweh is to be worshipped as the [[creator god|creator-god]] of all the earth is first elaborated by the [[Deutero-Isaiah|Second Isaiah]], a 6th-century BCE exilic work whose case for the theological doctrine rests on Yahweh's power over other gods,{{sfn|Rosenberg|1966|p=297}}{{Update inline|date=August 2023|reason=The source is literally almost 60 years old.}} and his incomparability and singleness relative to the gods of the Babylonian religion.{{sfn|Albani|2020|p=226}}
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