The definition of dominant is “having authority or influence; principal, chief” and the definition of trait is “characteristic trait”. Therefore, when placed together, you have “the main characteristics of God who has authority and influence.” This essay hopes to explore this area by comparing and contrasting the main characters of Abraham and Moses. Before this exploration can take place, there must be a brief explanation of the nature of "name" in ANE [Ancient Near Eastern] Hebrew. For them, the “name” was more than a simplistic identification as in the Western world. A person's "name" revealed the characteristics of that person. As such, the “names” of God will reveal a map of God’s characteristics throughout the Pentateuch. The first name used for God is also used primarily in connection with Abraham and is Elohim. Genesis uses different names for God that are almost always based on the Hebrew root El. El was a generic Hebrew term for the deity (as in Genesis 35:1b-3; 46:3). The root of the name El is reflected in many of God's names in the Torah. In Genesis 14:18-22, God is called “God most high” (Hebrew: El Elyon). In Genesis 16:13, Hagar recognizes “the God who sees” (Hebrew, El Roi). In Genesis 21:33, Abraham invokes the name of the “God of eternity” (Hebrew: El Olam). Most often, Hebrew ancestors worshiped "God Almighty" (or perhaps "God of the Mountain"; Hebrew, El Shaddai), as in Genesis 17:1; 28:3; 35:11; and other passages. So, before the divine name Yahweh was revealed to Moses, the Hebrew ancestors worshiped God under many different names rooted in the generic term El. Surprisingly, the names Elohim and El Shaddai are both plural words in Hebrew. This could open up all sorts of discussions about interpretation, but suffice it to say that all of these words describe some part of God's characteristics. Along with the explanation of the meaning of the name in the Hebrew ANE is the concept of covenant. For ANE people, religion was not like our secularized society; it was their company. This was particularly true of the cults of Elohim and Yahweh. The closest idea of ​​“covenant” in our society would be the concept of marriage. Generally, covenants were “broken” by the sacrifice of an animal. The animal would literally be cut in half and the two parties to the alliance would walk between the halves, walking in blood, symbolizing the serious consequences of breaking the alliance..