... Elements of the archaic epiphanic motif can be found in this inscription: the same noun as employed verbally in Judges 5:4, the same verb for shining used in Deuteronomy 33:2, the traditional invocation of the name Yahweh, and reference to lesser deities as is done in Habakkuk 3:5 and possibly Deuteronomy 33:2. ... The locale of Kuntillet ʻAjrud brings to mind Elijah's pilgrimage south from north Israel to the mountain of god in the 9th century BCE. We have already seen the record of a Yahwistic cult site near the capital city of North Israel clarified here with the honorific title “Yahweh of Samaria.” The difficulty arises when the similar title “Yahweh of Teman” implies the possibility of a Yahwistic cult located in Teman of Edom. ...