Elohim Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Sons of God=== {{main|Sons of God}} The Hebrew word for "son" is ''ben''; plural is ''bΔnim'' (with the [[construct state]] form being "benei"). The Hebrew term ''benei elohim'' ("sons of God" or "sons of the gods") in {{bibleverse||Genesis|6:2|HE}}<ref>(e.g. {{bibleverse||Genesis|6:2|HE}}, "... the sons of ''the Elohim'' (''e-aleim'') saw the daughters of men (''e-adam'', "the adam") that they were fair; and they took them for wives ...",</ref> compares to the use of "sons of gods" (Ugaritic: ''b'n il'') sons of [[El (god)|El]] in [[Ugaritic mythology]].<ref>Marvin H. Pope, ''El in the Ugaritic texts'', "Supplements to Vetus Testamentum", Vol. II, Leiden, Brill, 1955. Pp. xβlβ116, p. 49.</ref> [[Karel van der Toorn]] states that gods can be referred to collectively as ''bene elim'', ''bene elyon'', or ''bene elohim''.<ref name="DDD" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page