When the nation of Israel became the kingdom of Israel around 1050 B.C.E., the merging of Yahweh and El was reinforced. Even their names were occasionally fused together as Yahweh-El or Yahweh-Elohim, presented in most English translations of the Bible as the Lord God: “My son, give glory to the Lord God [Yahweh-Elohim] of Israel; give thanks to him and tell me what you have done” (Joshua 7:19).16
