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The 'J Source' was, of course, anonymous but is called the 'Yahwist' because the source used the name Yahweh (YHWH) for his God. The Documentary hypothesis originated in Germany and for linguistic reasons, Yahweh was translated into German as Jehovah, hence the 'J Source' rather than the 'Y Source'.

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