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In a stela, King Mesha boasts of presenting this deity’s altars to Chemosh (“kuh-MOSH”) after reconquering territory lost to King Omri. Both the Amarah West and Soleb inscriptions mention this potential deity of the nomadic “Shasu,” who is central to the Kenite hypothesis. William G. Denver popularized the theory that Asherah was the consort (20[1])of this deity, (20[4])who gained the epithet “Shaddai” following syncretization with El. A taboo on speaking this deity’s (20[2])(*) name (10[1])resulted in its (10[1])substitution (10[1])with the words “Adonai” (10[1])and (10[2])“Elohim.” (10[7])The (10[2])Tetragrammaton’s (10[3])four letters (10[1])represent (10[1])this “jealous” (10[1])deity, (10[1])whose Levantine (10[1])cult gradually supplanted Ba’al’s. For (10[1])10 points, a commandment forbids taking “in vain” the name of what (10[1])Israelite deity? ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Yahweh [or Yehowah; or Jehovah; or YHWH; accept yod hay vav hay; accept Adonai and Elohim until mention; accept the Judeo-Christian or Abrahamic God; accept the Lord; accept Did God Have a Wife?: Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel]
<Forrest Weintraub, RMP - Other Religion&gt; ~27783~ &lt;Editor: Kevin Thomas>
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Gregory ZeldovichBelmontKinkaid5220
Shawn SyedUniversity LabBarrington5520
Ethan BositaSt. Mark'sHunter A5520
Matt SerfonteinInnovation Academy BStevenson A5520
Robert WangLivingston AJohns Creek A5520
Jun LowenharHunter BChattahoochee7020
Addison BakerWalter Payton ARichard Montgomery B7020
Haughton NepplGeorgetown DayMaggie Walker A7110
Moses DongJohns Creek BCanyon Crest7410
Brady LaughlinWest PointSolon7510
Matthew WozniakFreemanStevenson B7910
Charlie DoehringDuPage County ATDetroit Catholic Central C8010
Teddy BerenteSaint JosephNorfolk Academic Guild8010
Clete ReinbergerCincinnati HillsChoate Rosemary Hall8110
Aaron ZhouWinston Churchill AHoover A8110
Arav KaushikLivingston BThomas Jefferson D8110
Henry JoeckenSt. XavierFairfield County AT8110
Aarushi KanigicherlaThomas Jefferson CDowningtown STEM8110
Aiden DombroskyHoover BWalter Payton B8110
Sam CohenMcLean AWilliam Fremd8110
Carter PisockyMcLean BMexico8210
Keerthana KrishnanSeven LakesDetroit Catholic Central A8210
Russell DillakNorthmont BBeavercreek8310
Allen XuDurham ATLindbergh8310
James AllenHeightsThomas Jefferson A8310
Michael RodriguezStrake JesuitNorthmont A8510
Soren GjesfjeldBloomingtonDetroit Catholic Central B8610
Theodor MartinCarbondaleSt. Thomas8810
Zee EbertCarl SandburgMaggie Walker B8910
Charlie BorkElkhorn NorthMaggie Walker C9110
Brighton RischGreat ValleyAlabama Cyber Tech9610
Josh FanRichard Montgomery AHastings10810
Krish ChintaInnovation Academy ALambert11110
Jack LarmoyeuxJames W. RobinsonOwensboro11110
Janani GollapalliLightridgeThomas Jefferson B11110
Andrew LiWinston Churchill BOkemos11110

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TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 PACE NSC06/08/2024Y36100%19%0%81.61