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H.G. Wells chose the name Eloi for the advanced, childlike society in his novel "The Time Machine" because it is "a play on the word "Elohim," a Hebrew term for God. This reflects Wells' commentary on the society's passive and seemingly divine nature compared to the Morlocks.

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EL is a divine suffix in Hebrew- examples- Israel, Emmanuel ( God with Us), ELizabeth- lit- God dwells within! Beth-el ( House of God) okay it implies religious or divine origins- the People of God- or Divine people, stretching things a bit.

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