Is Treebeard Tom Bombadil?

We don't know how old exactly Treebeard is, but it's completely possible that he was among the first generation of ents. Now, we know that Tom Bombadil predates the elves, and the trees themselves (which definitely existed before the ents.) So he's definitely older than Treebeard.

Is Tom Bombadil God?

Tom Bombadil Is God

Though he's not mentioned in The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, Tolkien's world is presided over by a God known as Eru. This primordial entity shares many traits with the monotheistic gods of the real world, and was responsible for creating all life with the help of his first children, the Ainur.

Who is Tom Bombadil based on?

Inspiration. Tom Bombadil was inspired primarily from a doll Tolkien's son, Michael, toyed with. Paula Marmor notes that bobadil is an archaic word meaning "braggart", as seen in the character "Captain Bobadill" in the English play Every Man in His Humour.