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	JewishEncyclopedia.com - NAMES OF GOD.
		Thus the Twelve-Lettered Name was substituted, which, a baraita says, was at first taught to every priest; but with the increase of the number of licentious priests the Name was revealed only to the pious ones, who "swallowed" its pronunciation while the other priests were chanting.
		The sacredness of the divine names must be recognized by the professional scribe who writes the Scriptures, or the chapters for the phylacteries and the mezuzah.
		Divine names that occur in the handwriting of minim should be excised and buried in the genizah (Shab.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=52&letter=N (3948 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Names God in Judaism
		Names for God In the Old Testament various names for God are used.
		Its name, taken from its first verse, means 'beginning.' Genesis provides the creation story for Judaism and Christianity and begins the history of the Israelite people.
		In the Old Testament, the name Zion frequently refers to Jerusalem as a whole; it is overwhelmingly a poetic and prophetic designation.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Names+of+God+in+Judaism (1325 words)

	Names of God - Elohim - YHWH - Yahweh - Adonai - Abba
		While God is conceived of as revealing his attributes and will in a number of ways in the OT, one of the most theologically significant modes of the divine self-disclosure is the revelation inherent in the names of God.
		The name Abba connotes the fatherhood of God.
		The Messiah has a name, Jesus, so the God of the OT has revealed himself by a name yhwh and a blessing is lost when no attention is paid to the difference in usage of a title and the actual name of the God of Israel.
	mb-soft.com /believe/txh/namesgod.htm (3943 words)

	bible.org: The Names of God
		The names which God chose for Himself and which are ascribed to Him in the Word of God are additional revelations of the who and what of God that we may know and relate to God.
		So, just as the name of God in the Old Testament spoke of the holy character of God the Father, so the name of Jesus in the New Testament speaks of the holy character of God the Son.
		This name is used of Christ as God in John 1:1, 18; 20:28; 1 John 5:20; Tit.
	www.bible.org /page.asp?page_id=220 (1520 words)

	Judaism 101: The Name of G-d
		Because a name represents the reputation of the thing named, a name should be treated with the same respect as the thing's reputation.
		For this reason, God's Names, in all of their forms, are treated with enormous respect and reverence in Judaism.
		This Name is usually translated as "God Almighty," however, the derivation of the word "Shaddai" is not known.
	www.jewfaq.org /name.htm (1463 words)

	The Names of God
		Since God is referred to as "echad" in the same way as man and woman are referred to as "echad" this heavily implies that the oneness of marriage reflects the oneness of God.
		God is a trinity of persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
		Isaiah 45:15 you are a God, the /god of Israel, a Savior.
	www.ldolphin.org /Names.html (9198 words)

	Names Of God
		The Names of God used in the Bible act as a roadmap for learning about the character of God.
		Elohay Elohim - God Of Gods: (Deuteronomy 10:17).
		YHVH comes from the Hebrew verb "to be" and is the special name that God revealed to Moses at the burning bush.
	www.allaboutgod.com /names-of-god.htm (934 words)

	The Morning News - How Many Names Hath God? by Michael Rottman
		This name was God’s first besides “God.” God had spoken to Abraham, at the time called Avram, and told him, “You shall be the father of a multitude of nations.
		God, annoyed, told Moses to stop and let the Israelites “settle down.” Someone began snoring loudly, and a chuckle spread through the crowd.
		God took out His pearl-handled revolver and fired, killing a donkey, which for some reason sent the Israelites into gales of laughter.
	www.themorningnews.org /archives/stories/how_many_names_hath_god.php (938 words)

	The Names of God
		The Name may be transposed in twelve different ways, all of which mean "to be." The twelve transpositions are known as the "twelve banners of the mighty name," and are said to represent the twelve signs of the Zodiac.
		Another powerful name of God, is the Schemhamphoras, or the Divided Name, which is hidden in the Book of Exodus, chapter 14, verses 19, 20, and 21.
		Chapter Four for another view of heaven as connected to the Names of God.
	www.mazzaroth.com /Introduction/TheNamesOfGod.htm (624 words)

	Blue Letter Bible - Study Tools
		Names had, among other purposes, an explanatory purpose (e.g., Nabal, whose name means "fool," is the target of Abigail's explanation to David: "For as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him:" - 1Sa 25:25).
		God's name is of the utmost importance (Neh 9:5); therefore we ought reserve it a position of grave significance in our minds and hearts.
		Jehovah-Jireh is a symbolic name given to Mount Moriah by Abraham to memorialize the intercession of God in the sacrifice of Isaac by providing a substitute for the imminent sacrifice of his son.
	www.blueletterbible.org /study/misc/name_god.html (2705 words)

	The Names of God (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Observation of the way that the ancient scribes wrote the name of their God has led to a theory as to why so many archaic forms are retained in Old Negev.
		That is, God's name should be written in the forms used in the beginning, such as the forms carried down from the mountain of God by Moses.
		names found in the compositions are appropriate for the time, location, and context in which they are used.
	hbllmedia2.lib.byu.edu /~imaging/negev/Names.html (1707 words)

	99 Islam names of god
		name for God in Islam is Al-Qayyum, the self-existing by whom all subsist.
		name for God in Islam is Al-Wajid, the self-sufficient, the all-perceiving.
		name for God in Islam is Al-Majid, the glorified.
	www.mandinkapeople.com /99Names.htm (8180 words)

	Names of God
		This Name, and permutations of it, was often used in meditations, amulets, and various types of prayer.
		Perhaps this Name's greatest significance comes from the fact that it is 22 letters, a correspondence to the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet, on which the world is built.
		Names were often permuted in various ways (particularly in the ecstatic Kabbalah), in order to achieve a meditative or ecstatic state, to grow closer to God, or to produce new Names to suit a specific need in practical application.
	www.templesanjose.org /JudaismInfo/tradition/Names_of_God.htm (1784 words)

	99 names of God
		Several adjectives used for God in the Koran are not among the 99, and some scholars have identified up to a total of 200 names.
		The names may be understood as an attempt to make humans understand the greatness of God, although the comprehension of these names will not measure up to the true and complete nature of God.
		Note that Koran 7:179 refers to the names as "good names", while some of the names on the 99-list are gruesome like "The Bringer of Death, the Destroyer" (no. 62) and "The Avenger" (no. 81), and perhaps even "The Giver of Dishonor" (no. 26).
	i-cias.com /e.o/99_names_god.htm (403 words)

	The Names of God in the Old Testament
		Thou shalt have no other gods [elohim] before me." Since the same word is used for the one true God and for false gods, the KJV translators simply used a capital "G" and made it singular when the context is speaking of the one true God, to prevent confusion.
		Thus, Elohim conveys both the unity of the one God, and yet allows for the plurality of Divine Persons as expressed in the historic Christian doctrine of the Trinity.* The term Elohim is unique to monotheistic Israel and is not found in any of the closely related languages of any of her polytheistic Semitic neighbors.
		God is in fact speaking to God, or to put it another way, as we can understand the passage from the perspective of Peter's sermon in Acts 2:34-36, God the Father is speaking to His pre-incarnate Son.
	www.irr.org /mit/namegod2.html (4645 words)

	Practical Kabbalah: The Names of God
		As an attribute of God composed of the holy letters of the Hebrew alphabet, the Names themselves hold power, so one is drawing on the power of the Name, and not on God Himself.
		Perhaps this Name's greatest significance comes from the fact that it is 22 letters, a correspondence to the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet, on which the world is built.
		Names were often permuted in various ways (particularly in the ecstatic Kabbalah), in order to achieve a meditative or ecstatic state, to grow closer to God, or to produce new Names to suit a specific need in practical application.
	www.atomick.net /fayelevine/pk/letters03.shtml (2215 words)

	The Names of God
		God is not three individiual persons who make up a Godhead like a counsel, but rather God is Father and Son and Holy Spirit of one essence in eternal relations.
		God not only tells him this is His name but is His name to all generations forever (Exodus 3:15).
		God through Isaiah and the angel and Matthew tell us that Jesus Christ of Nazareth is Yehovah-Elohim our Creator in the flesh who came to save us from our sins.
	www.layevangelism.com /qreference/trinity/namesofgod.htm (959 words)

	The Names of God - By: Ken Hemphill - Christianbook.com
		God's names are not only our protection but also reveal the very nature of God himself.We are commanded to honor the name of God, but to do that adequately, we must understand the inherit greatness of the names which God uses to refer to himself.
		Explore all the biblical names of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit and increase your...
		There are many names for God given in the Old Testament, and each has a special blessing for us.
	www.christianbook.com /Christian/Books/product/66787928?item_no=24360&event=SRC (1101 words)

	God's Names
		Means God, because all the world and worldly objects dwell in Him and He resides in all of them.
		God is named mata (mother), because He has happiness and prosperity of all souls at heart just as an earthly mother, out of extreme love and kindness, desires happiness and prosperity for her offspring.
		God is called so because He is the source of all true knowledge and righteousness.
	world.std.com /~aditya/godnames.html (1906 words)

	The Sacred Names of God - Mission to Israel (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In other words, we are not to use God's name falsely or bear false witness to it by replacing it with misleading titles and uninspired substitutions.
		God chose Yahweh or its shortened form Yah to be His memorial name to all generations - Exodus 3:15.
		When Mary was pregnant with the Son of God, Joseph was told to give her offspring a name that meant: "he [Yahweh] shall save his people." (Matthew 1:21) The English name Jesus does not fulfill that (as it has no meaning in any language, being a Greek/Latin hybrid); however, that is precisely what Yashua means.
	www.missiontoisrael.org /sacred-name.php (2097 words)

	Names of God
		The names of God reveal his character and nature.
		In God's dealings with us as human beings he often revealed an aspect of himself that we could relate to in our everyday lives.
		The names of God often reveal his character and nature.
	www.hannahscupboard.com /names-of-god.html (154 words)

	Old Testament Understanding of the Names for God (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rather than a name being used or chosen to describe what someone is like, a name is chosen or used so that others know what to call someone; it identifes an individual with regard to family and provides a way to address them.
		God rehearsed with Moses a history of His revelation to the forefathers, reminding Moses that He was the same God whose plans had been developing for generations.
		The most important aspect of these names for God, and the element that connects them to the unfolding of the Promise plan, is the aspect of covenant which we find in varying degrees and with varied richness in all of them.
	www.xenos.org /ministries/crossroads/OnlineJournal/issue2/nmsofgod.htm (7326 words)

	Names Of God (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jehovah is distinctly the redemption name of Deity.
		Combined things kept secret and indefinite duration when this name is written it speaks of wisdom of God having divided all time and to the mystery of successive ages.
		As one begins to understand the different ways God's name is written and the relationships to humans one gains a more vivid understanding of the many ways He truly cares for His people.
	www.geocities.com /iyohi.geo/articles/godnamesof.html (696 words)

	Names of God 6 (El-Shaddai)
		And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee.
		And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it and the Lamb is the light therof.
		God is powerful enough to provide His people with blessings.
	www.parentcompany.com /awareness_of_god/nog6.htm (704 words)

	Zondervan - Praying the Names of God - Ann Spangler
		Names in the ancient world did more than simply distinguish one person from another, they often conveyed the essential nature and character of a person.
		By incorporating the divine names and titles into their prayers—and learning about the biblical context in which the name was revealed—readers will gain a more intimate understanding of who God is and how he can be relied on in every circumstance of their lives.
		Praying the Names of God is a unique devotional, one that offers a rich program of daily prayer and study designed to lead people into fresh encounters with the living God.
	www.zondervan.com /Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310253532 (627 words)

	Names of God; Topics of the Bible: Bible Picture Tour
		When the Bible uses the phrase the ``name of God" or ``in the name of the Lord" it refers to His total person - all that He is. And God's name is excellent and majestic.
		Elohim (God) means ``might or strong one"; it denotes the power and pre-eminence of God and is especially used in relationship to creation and strength.
		God's personal name was so sacred to most Jews that they feared to write or say it lest they misused it and usually substituted Adonai for Yahweh.
	www.mustardseed.net /html/tonamesofgod.html (469 words)

	Hebrew for Christians - The Hebrew Names for God
		Almighty God graciously chose to reveal His Name (i.e., His character and presence by means of His acts and deeds) to the world through the Jewish people.
		In fact, the Scriptures make it clear that the name of Yeshua is so vital to our correct apprehension of reality that without it we are literally lost, since we are told “there is no other name by means of which it is necessary for us to be saved” (Acts 4:12).
		Of the various Names of God found in the Tanakh, the one which occurs most frequently (6,823 times) is the Tetragrammaton, YHVH, though the other Names are significant and provide additional light on the nature and character of God.
	hebrew4christians.com /Names_of_G-d/names_of_g-d.html (498 words)

	The Names of God
		Learning the names of God has increased my understanding of His character, built my faith, and expanded my capacity for praise and worship.
		For those of you looking for more of the Hebrew and Greek names used for God in the Old and New Testaments, along with explanations and references, try Lambert Dolphin's "The Names of God".
		God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob
	www.characterbuildingforfamilies.com /names.html (1622 words)

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