See The Original Version, yesterday’s post

Shemot (Exodus) 15:3 יְהֹוָ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֑ה יְהֹוָ֖ה שְׁמֽוֹ literally; “Yhwh man war Yhwh his name.” It translates as; “Yhwh is a man of war, and Yhwh is his name.”

The key word in this quote is “man.”

Genesis 14:21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the souls, and the possessions take for yourself.” 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand to the Lord, the Most High God, Who possesses heaven and earth. 23 Neither from a thread to a shoe strap, nor will I take from whatever is yours, that you should not say, ‘I have made Abram wealthy.’ 24 Exclusive of what the lads ate, and the share of the men who went with me; Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre they shall take their share.” – This is the end of chapter 14

Genesis 15:1 After these incidents, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Fear not, Abram; I am your Shield; your reward is exceedingly great.”

In John 8, Jesus is addressing an invisible group of infiltrator Pharisees and Scribes.

John 8:44 “You are from your father, the devil, and you prefer to do what your father wants. He was a murderer from the start; he was never grounded in the truth; there is no truth in him at all. When he lies he is speaking true to his nature, because he is a liar, and the father of lies… 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to think that he would see my Day; he saw it and was glad.

So who was Yhwh? Was he the God of Love that Jesus talked about? Probably not. And that was his point. Why did the Jews use interpretations to “rosie up” the stories? They were afraid but didn’t want to let the truth die – that’s why they have been persecuted for so long.

In Genesis chapter 11 you will find that Abraham was a Babylonian, not a Jew.