From <a href="https://byustudies.byu.edu/journal/61-4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">BYU Studies Quarterly, volume 61, number 4</a>.
As told in the Book of Abraham, Abraham was nearly sacrificed by a "priest of Elkenah" before he was saved by the angel of the Lord (Abraham 1:6). Does Elkenah correspond with a Canaanite deity? This episode reviews archaeological evidence for Elkenah's worship.

From BYU Studies Quarterly, volume 61, number 4. As told in the Book of Abraham, Abraham was nearly sacrificed by a "priest of Elkenah" before he was saved by the angel of the Lord (Abraham 1:6). Does Elkenah correspond with a Canaanite deity? This episode reviews archaeological evidence for Elkenah's worship.

From <a href="https://byustudies.byu.edu/journal/61-4/" rel="noopener noreferrer">BYU Studies Quarterly, volume 61, number 4</a>.
As told in the Book of Abraham, Abraham was nearly sacrificed by a "priest of Elkenah" before he was saved by the angel of the Lord (Abraham 1:6). Does Elkenah correspond with a Canaanite deity? This episode reviews archaeological evidence for Elkenah's worship.

The Idolatrous God of Elkenah

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