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El Elyon, God Might High, or sometimes LORD Most High is used through Scripture to refer to the LORD, Creator of heaven and earth. Psalm 57:2 says, “I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.”
Elyon or El Elyon (Hebrew: אֵל עֶלְיוֹן ʼĒl ʻElyōn), is an epithet that appears in the Hebrew Bible. ʾĒl ʿElyōn is usually rendered in English as "God Most High", and similarly in the Septuagint as ὁ Θεός ὁ ὕψιστος ("God the highest").
Elyon was the title given to the highest of the Canaanite gods. The Hebrews appropriated it as a title for Yahweh. It is first used in relation to Melchizedek, the king of Salem, who was also called "priest of God Most High" (Genesis 14:18-20).
EL-ELYON ĕl’ ĕl yōn’ (אֵ֥ל עֶלְיֹֽון, Most High God). A name of God used in a number of OT books but esp. in Genesis and the Psalms. When Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek (Gen 14:17-22) this is the name by which the priest worshiped God (cf. Heb 7:1 ff.).
Elyon literally means “Most High” and is used both adjectivally and substantivally throughout the Old Testament. It expresses the extreme sovereignty and majesty of God and His highest preeminence.
The name El Elyon is translated in the Bible, “the most high God” (Gen. 14:18, 20, 22). “El” is a shortened form of Elohim and speaks of God’s strength. Elyon is like the superlative of “El” and could be translated “strongest.”
Psalm 57:2 says, “I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.” The Hebrew words most often translated “God Most High” are Elohim (or El) Elyown, which literally means “the most God” (Genesis 14:22; Psalm 78:35).
In the Bible the name of God El is often paired with other terms to describe our God. Let’s look at El Elyon. In the Old Testament El Elyon occurs 28 times – 19 times in Psalms. Elyon (Biblical Hebrew עליון) means “The Supreme, the Highest”. There is nothing greater than our God.
El Elyon indicates the maginficiant degree of God as the God above all gods or the ultimate God. As the name of God, it describes His attribute of being the Ultimate and Highest authority of all! The name El Elyon is seen in several times in the Old Testament.
Discover the meaning of El Elyon in the Bible. Study the definition of El Elyon with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments.