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* [[Yahweh]] (Jehovah / [[Lord]]) | [[Elohim]]
* [[Names of Jesus]]
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==Main article==
The names used for [[God]] in the [[Bible]] describe various aspects of God, and they help us to understand all of his various characteristics.
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{{quote | text=God said to Moses, "I am who I am. [[Exodus 3:14]]}}
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The names used for [[God]] in the [[Bible]] describe various aspects of God, and they help us to understand his various characteristics.
===The Biblical Idea of the Name===
In the Bible, the name of God and the being of God are closely related. This is similar to the ancient idea of what a name signifies.
In the Hebrew language, the word for “name” "name" most probably meant “sign” "sign" or “distinctive "distinctive mark.” " In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language Greek language], “name” "name" (onoma) comes from relates to a verb that means, “to "to know.” " Because of this, a name indicates how a person or object is to be known. The idea of a name is not to be taken in the sense of a label or an arbitrary way of identifying or specifying a person, place, or object. “Name” in biblical usage correctly describes the person, place, or object and indicates the essential character of the person or thing it is naming. [[Adam]] named the animals according to their nature ([http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_American_Standard_Version%2C_Genesis Genesis 2:19-20]). [[Noah]] means “one who brings relief and comfort” ([http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_American_Standard_Version%2C_Genesis Genesis 5:29]). [[Jesus]] means “savior” ([[Matthew 1:21]]). When a person was given a new position or a radical change took place in his life, a new name was given to indicate that new aspect. This happened in the life of [[Abraham]], the “father of many” ([http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_American_Standard_Version%2C_Genesis Genesis 17:5]), and [[Israel]], “one who strives with God” ([http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_American_Standard_Version%2C_Genesis Genesis 32:28]). A person’s name expressed and described the most important characteristics of that person.
With regard to the names of God, there are considerable differences. These are most clearly seen when Bible scholars confront the question of whether the names of God are names given by God concerning himself or they are names given to God by people who observed his acts and thought about his character. Here are some examples of various kinds of divine names:
1. Proper names: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_%28god%29 El], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahweh Yahweh], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adonai Adonai], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theos Theos] (God), Kurios (Lord).
In the baptismal formula, which is part of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20), the three personal names of God appear: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These names carry the same meaning they do in the Old Testament, but since the relationship of the three Persons is explained, the New Testament meaning of the names is enriched.
“Jesus” is the personal name of the Son, who is the second person of the triune Godhead. It means “savior” (Matthew 1:21). The root of this name, “to save,” gave rise to names such as Joshua, Hoshea, and Hosea. The basic meaning of the Old Testament root is “to bring into a safe, wide-open place.” Joshua, bringing Israel into Canaan, personally did what his name meant. The New Testament explanation, which means “save from sin,” is not contrary to the meaning in the Old Testament. To be saved from sin is to be restored to fellowship with God and to enter into the paradise of the heavenly kingdom.
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