Word: yahweh
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...moral victory of prophecy. It had a very beneficial effect on religion, for it separated the people from the accustomed ritual, and increased their spirituality. Thus new influences came to bear upon the Jews at a time when they were best prepared to receive them. Here the conception of Yahweh began to rise. In Ezekiel the rescue of Israel from her troubles is portrayed by the well-known and splendid figure of the resurrection of the bones. This figure was never fully realized. The time of the return from captivity was one of sadness, and it was only when...