The writer of the passages of the Old Testament, especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme Being is styled
Jehovah. See
Elohist. [
1913 Webster]
"The characteristic manner of the Jehovist differs from that of his predecessor [the Elohist]. He is fuller and freer in his descriptions; more reflective in his assignment of motives and causes; more artificial in mode of narration."
[1913 Webster]