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In the Old Testament, God has several names by which He identifies
Himself. Some mean basically 'God'.
El - "…Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth." (Genesis 14:19). El is
also used to describe the false gods of the heathen as well
as the God of Israel.
Eloah - "Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; filled
with food, he became heavy and sleek. He abandoned the GOD
who made him." (Deuteronomy 32:15).
Elah - "Thus the work on the house of God in Jerusalem
came to a standstill until the second year of the reign of
Darius king of Persia." (Ezra 4:24).
El Shaddai - Almighty God - "When Abram was ninety-nine
years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, 'I am GOD ALMIGHTY;
walk before Me and be blameless.'" (Genesis 17:1). (See
also ALMIGHTY GOD).
Elohim - (a plural form) - this form of the name of
God is most frequently found in the Old Testament, where it
is used 2400 times. This plural form indicates greatness rather
than plurality (see Genesis 1:1). It does not refer to a triune
god: "I am the LORD your GOD who brought you out of Egypt….
You shall have no other gods before Me." (Deuteronomy
5:6-7).
Yahweh - The other name of God is Yahweh, or Jehovah.
This is the covenant name of the God of Israel, meaning, perhaps,
"He will be", as God explained to Moses at the burning
bush:
"Moses said to God, 'Suppose I go to the Israelites and
say to them, "The God of your fathers has sent me to
you", and they ask me, "What is His Name?"
Then what shall I tell them?' God said to Moses, 'I WILL BE
WHAT I WILL BE. This is what you are to say to the Israelites:
"I WILL BE has sent me to you."' God also said to
Moses, 'Say to the Israelites, "The Lord, the God of
your fathers-the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the
God of Jacob-has sent me to you." This is My Name forever,
the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to
generation.'" (Exodus 3:13-15. NIV footnote).
Yahweh also translated as "Lord God" is found 300
times in the Old Testament, almost entirely in the book of
the prophet Ezekiel.
(See also ELOHIM; JEHOVAH).
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Gehenna
Genesis
Gentiles
Ghosts
1. To "give up the ghost"
2. "Holy Ghost"
Glory
God
Old Testament names for God
El
Eloah
Elah
El Shaddai
Elohim
Yahweh
Gog, Magog
Gospel
Grace
Grapevine
Grave
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