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TIL that the “El” in Michael, Gabriel, Daniel, and Israel is an ancient Semitic word for God, related to Arabic ilāh/Allah and Aramaic Elāh.

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TIL that the “El” in Michael, Gabriel, Daniel, and Israel is an ancient Semitic word for God, related to Arabic ilāh/Allah and Aramaic Elāh.

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u/AZDrip — 18 days ago