Names for GOD, Part 2.
Shaddai
What is this mountain from which the Christ Stone is hewn without hands? James A. Montgomery wrote that the term is generic, meaning “mountain mass” (180). Can the mountain be Shaddai, an Old Testament term for God? It is usually translated the Almighty, but some scholars prefer “the Mountain(s)” (Hastings 299; The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible 2:412; 4:301). (p. 13 in original manuscript)
If Eden was thought to have been in the mountains of Armenia, now mostly in Turkey, then one might have a better understanding of the ancient name “Shaddai” for God, often found in the first five chapters of the Bible and in Job. It usually is translated Almighty, although many scholars prefer “the Mountains,” or “God of the Mountains” (Dermott Chapter I; Hastings 299; The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible 2:412 and 4:301).
Both the Hiddekel and Euphrates Rivers flow down out of the mountains of Eden with enough water to irrigate their whole region. As such, perhaps these waters can be viewed as the source of life. In Job 33:4 it reads: “and the breath [Strong’s: also ‘divine inspiration,’ ‘intellect,’ ‘soul,’ ‘spirit’ (Concordance 143; Hebrew Dictionary 81)] of the Almighty [Shaddai, or God of the Mountains (Strong Concordance 49; Hebrew Dictionary 113; Harper’s 161)] hath given me life.”
For with thee is the fountain of life.” If that fountain is in Shaddai’s mountains in Eden, then all the rivers formed there have only one source. (p. 170 in original manuscript