So they weren't praying to the God of Moses?
2) Yes my bad "Yahweh" does not mean "Lord", I was confusing it with the word "Adonai".
So the Syriac "translation" argument crumbles.
So by your definition : Odin, Zeus, Krishna, Brahman, are written forms used to refer to God.
No, Odin, Zeus, Krishna, etc. are understood as being members of different pantheons. They are not God as understood by Jews, Samaritans, Christians, Muslims and Baha'i. They are not the sole and universal God.
But these Gods are not Yahweh and that's my whole point.
So you're a pantheist who believes that there are many gods. This contradicts the basic tenet of monotheism: that there is only one God.
1) Yes they were, using generic names for god available at the time. Just like when Christians pray to "God".
2) No the syriac/aramaic translation does't crumble, I linked to it above.
3) I'm sure followers of those pantheons would disagree with you. Brahaman is believed by the Hindus' to be the universal god. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman
Odinists and Neo-Pagans, I'm thinking, have similar beliefs.