The Hebrew genius did not accomplish wonders in architecture, in art, in science, in dynastic ambition. For those we acknowledge the Egyptian, the Far Eastern, the Hindu, the Mayan, the Hellenic, the Roman, and others beyond the reach of recorded history. Theirs are the genii that wrought civilizations out of the application of human ingenuity to the desiderata of the various elements of human nature, most fundamentally of human pride.

The mythologies of these civilizations were therefore populated with gods of recognizably human character, with recognizably human names.

The genius of the Hebrew was to meld human intelligence to that in human nature which lies deeper than pride, and seeks to root it out, and be again at peace. We have no name for what that is, and therefore the God of the Hebrews has no name.