“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 “The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.” Psalm 19:1 The name Elohim occurs more than 2,250 times in the Bible. Elohim [yihl\a] (God), a plural...
encounter with Elohim or may be loosely associated with certain geographical sites. The list would includeEl Ro'("God of seeing, "Gen 16:13),El Bethel("God of Bethel, " house of God,Gen 35:7),El 'Olam, ("Everlasting God, "Gen 21:33), andEl Berith("God of Covenant, "Judges 9:...
Below is a list of the names of Jesus which can be seen in the 66 books of the Bible: Genesis Creator Exodus Deliverer Leviticus Eternal Sacrifice Numbers Trusted Guide Deuteronomy Redeeming Prophet Joshua Captain of Our Salvation Judges Steadfast Judge & Lawgiver Ruth Kinsman Redeemer I Samu...
Last week we discussed seven names of God that show us His character. These names give us a reason to cling to our great God not only in our times of need but with every breath we take. And the bible stories entwined around the revelation of His name tell us who God is and give us...
The name ’El Rô'î is capable of being tr. “God of Vision” or “God of Seeing.” It seems from the context that the latter is intended in Genesis 6:13. The name ’El Berit occurs only in Judges 9:46. The basic meaning is “God of the Covenant”; the reference in Judges...
And these were the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,New American Standard Bibleand these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, in the order of their birth: Neb...
In Hebrew, “devorah" translates to “bee," and Deborah is also the name of a Book of Judges figure in the Old Testament, who leads the Israelites to safety away from the Canaanites. Deborah was later adopted by the English. #45. Samuel (boys) FamVeld // Shutterstock #45. Samuel (...
The Talmud says Shalom ("Peace"; Judges vi. 23) is the name of God, consequently one is not permitted to greet another with the word "shalom" in unholy places (Shab. 10b). The name Shelomoh (from shalom) refers to the God of Peace, and the Rabbis assert that the Song of Solomon...
T. Nöldeke in his monumental article on “Names” in Encyclopedia Biblia arranges these meanings according to the following groupings: God’s sovereignty: He is just, rules, judges, is possessor, and the Lord; God’s gifts: He gives, increases, opens the womb, and gives freely; God’...
A lot of things in life are considerably easier than they used to be. Naming a baby is not one of them. Unless you're locked into a family favorite, there are more and more names, featuring a seemingly never-ending amount of spelling variations, than ever before.Get...