El Elyon
El Elyon means "The Most High God". This description of God appears in Genesis 14:18, in which Melchizedek, the priest blesses Abram. The use of this name, Most High God, served to elevate God above any other human gods (as He was the most high).
This name is particularly relevant throughout the Old Testament, especially in The Pentateuch, where God was introducing" Himself to Israel, and the prophets, where Israel was being called back to God from other gods.
Additionally, by elevating Himself above all other gods, He logically made all other gods pointless, useless, and unworthy of worship. Then, if God is truly the Most High God seated above the other "gods" and reigning over the spheres of these same gods, then all these other gods are rendered redundant and therefore mere hubris, They are not true gods, but concepts of man.
God, however, is truly the supreme ruler of the universe, everything inside it, and everything outside it.
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