The
Elohist (or simply
E) is identified through
textual criticism as one of four sources of the
Torah, together with the
Yahwist, the
Deuteronomist and the
Priestly source. Its name comes from
Elohim, the term used in the Hebrew and Canaanite languages for
the Gods. It is characterized by, among other things, an abstract view of God, using
Horeb instead of
Sinai for the mountain where
Moses received the laws of Israel and the use of the phrase "fear of God".