Elyon

Names of God – Elyon

Definition Elyon An elevation, that is, (adjectively) lofty (comparatively); as title, the Supreme:—(Most, on) high (-er, -est), upper (-most). (Lexiconcordance.com) The word is used either to refer to something that is physically high Jotham rebuilt the Upper [Elyon] Gate of the temple of the Lord and did extensive work on the wall at the hill […]

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El-Elohe-Israel

Names of God – El Elohe Israel

Definition El Elohe Yisrael אֵל אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל ‘El ‘elohey Yisra’el {ale el-o-hay’ yis-raw-ale’} the mighty God of Jisrael; El Elohi Jisrael, the title given to a consecrated spot by Jacob (Lexiconcordance.com) The name is a combination of the word El with Elohim and Israel. Because El and Elohim both mean ‘God,’ the translation would literally […]

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El

Names of God – ‘El

Definition El Hebrew: אֵל ‘el {ale} Shortened from ‘ayil strength; as adjective mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity) (Lexiconcordance.com) El occurs 237 times in the Old Testament. The word is used almost exclusively to refer to a deity, whether it is referring to the one true God You are my God […]

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Adonai

Names of God – Adonai

Today I am going to start a new series on the biblical names of God. There are many books and websites about the names of God, so why do my own posts on the names of God? Here are three reasons: Maybe it is new to you. Just because I have studied something multiple times […]

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