G-d can be called Yah, Yahweh, Yahvah, Yahveh, Iahueh, and Yaohu. Recently, a new pronunciation, Yah-oo-wah, has taken root in obscure circles. Given the fact that there were no vowels to pronounce the Hebrew until 1,000 years ago, how can some people state that a person will be eternally damned unless they say the name correctly? If they will be judged by their own judgement, as the scriptures clearly state, which group will not go to hell for using the correct pronunciation? Most who make these self-damning statements do not even speak Hebrew in the first place, and harbor a veiled disdain for those who do, thereby affirming their anti-semitism.

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