Names of God

Some of these names are not in your Bible because they are Hebrew words which have a meaning translated into English. Like my name, Yosef is Hebrew for Joseph.

• Adonai: Plural for Majesty
• Genesis 18:2; 40:1; 1 Samuel 1:15; Exodus 21:1-6; Joshua 5:14
• El Shaddai: God Almighty
• Genesis 17:1, 28:3, 35:11; Exodus 6:31; Psalm 91:1, 2
• El Elyon: The Most High God
• Genesis 14:19; Psalm 9:2; Daniel 7:18, 22, 25
• El Olam: The Everlasting God
• Genesis 16:13
• Elohim: Hebrew word related to deity
• Genesis 6:2; Exodus 3:4
• Emmanuel or Immanuel: "God with us"
• Isaiah 7:14, 8:8; Emmanuel in Matthew 1:23
• Father: Gods loving care, provision, discipline, and the way we are to address God in prayer.
• Matthew 7:11; James 1:17; Hebrews 12:5-11; John 15:16, 16:23; Ephesians 2:18, 3:15; 1 Thessalonians 3:11
• Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost: Spirit of God, Counselor, Teacher, Comforter
• Luke 1:35; Acts 2:4; 1 Corinthians 12:3; Ephesians 1:13, 4:30
• Jesus Christ: Savior, Messiah
• Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:21, all over New Testament.
• Yahweh (YHWH): "to exist, be" -- God as the independent and self-existent God of revelation and redemption
• Genesis 4:3; Exodus 6:3