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    Judaism considers some names of God so holy that, once written, they should not be erased: יהוה (YHWH), אֲדֹנָי (Adonai transl. my Lord[s]), אֵל (El transl...
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    In Judaism, God has been conceived in a variety of ways. Traditionally, Judaism holds that the national god of the Israelites—that is, the god of Abraham...
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    Christianity Names of God in Judaism Names of God in Islam Names of God in Sikhism Sahasranama Antonio Panaino, The lists of names of Ahura Mazdā (Yašt I)...
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  • Although the gender of God in Judaism is referred to in the Tanakh with masculine imagery and grammatical forms, traditional Jewish philosophy does not...
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  • Names of God in Sikhism are names attributed to God in Sikhism by Sikh gurus. Below is a list of some names used by Sikhs for God: The various names for...
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    Hashem (category Names of God in Judaism)
    literally "the name"; often abbreviated to ה׳‎ [h′]) is a title used in Judaism to refer to God. It is also a given name and surname. In Judaism, HaShem (lit...
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    Attributes of God in Christianity Imiaslavie Names of God Names of God in Zoroastrianism Names of God in Islam Names of God in Judaism Names of God in Sikhism...
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  • Shaddai is one of the names of the God of Israel. El Shaddai is conventionally translated into English as God Almighty. (Deus Omnipotens in Latin, Arabic:...
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    are various names of God, many of which enumerate the various qualities of a Supreme Being. The English word god (and its equivalent in other languages)...
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    Shalom (category Names of God in Judaism)
    that "Shalom" is one of the sacred names of God. Shalom is also a Hebrew name, found commonly in Israel as both a given and family name. While traditionally...
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  • comparable to him. Thus, God is unlike anything in or of the world as to be beyond all forms of human thought and expression. God in Judaism is conceived as anthropomorphic...
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  • El Roi (category Names of God in Judaism)
    romanized: ʾēl rŏʾî) is one of the names of God in the Hebrew Bible. It is used in Genesis 16:13 by Hagar. Rashi translates it "god of sight", Joseph b. Isaac...
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    Names of God in Islam (Arabic: أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ʾasmāʾu llāhi l-ḥusnā, "Allah's Beautiful Names") are names attributed to God in Islam by...
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    which, in early Judaism, denoted not only a sign, but also a visible religious token of the relation between God and human. Shabbat, the day of rest, is...
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    (deity) Divine Council Allah Ancient Semitic religion Anu Enki Names of God in Judaism Theophory in the Bible Ahura Mazda Fontenrose 1957, p. 277–279. Feliu...
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    Jehovah (redirect from John God)
    one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God's name in Christianity. The consensus among scholars is that the historical vocalization of the...
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    Christ Pantocrator (category Iconography of Jesus)
    literally ruler of all, but usually translated as "Almighty" or "all-powerful", is derived from one of many names of God in Judaism. The Pantokrator...
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    The origins of Judaism lie in Bronze Age polytheistic Canaanite religion. Judaism also syncretized elements of other Semitic religions such as Babylonian...
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    that the Church has replaced Israel in the mind and plans of God. According to certain branches of Messianic Judaism, Jews are individuals who have one...
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  • spiritual return to God. [...] With the insertion of divine names such as 'El' or 'Yah', angelic names become pronouncable, and God himself (being nature)...
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  • Jehovah-nissi (category Hebrew words and phrases in the Hebrew Bible)
    Rephidim. The first word of the phrase is the Tetragrammaton יהוה, one of the names of God in Judaism. It is generally translated in English Bibles as "the...
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    Historicity of the Bible History of ancient Israel and Judah Jah, a short form of the name Jehovah Names of God in Judaism Sacred Name Movement Tetragrammaton...
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    redeemer of old is your name." To God, according to Judaism, is attributed the fatherly role of protector. He is titled the Father of the poor, of the orphan...
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    Baal (redirect from Ba'al (Canaanite god))
    variety of unrelated patron deities, but inscriptions have shown that the name Ba'al was particularly associated with the storm and fertility god Hadad...
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    Elohim (category Names of God in Judaism)
    single deity, particularly the God of Israel. In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural. Morphologically...
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  • suggested that the name, "J. Henry Waugh", is a veiled reference to "Yahweh", one of the Hebrew names of God in Judaism. John Sexton, president of New York University...
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    in prayer (see names of God in Judaism), the book is sometimes called Or Hashem (אור השם) in verbal usage to avoid mentioning even this title of God directly...
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  • I Am that I Am (category Names of God in Judaism)
    אֶהְיֶה‎ (’ehye ’ăšer ’ehye) is the first of three responses given to Moses when he asks for God's name in the Book of Exodus. The word אֶהְיֶה‎ (’Ehyeh) is...
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    of God's Ten Commandments to man in Judaism and Christianity. Exodus 20:7 and Deuteronomy 5:11 read: Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God...
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  • Elahi (category Names of God in Judaism)
    word meaning "My God". Elah means "god", with the suffix -i meaning "my. (there is no singular possessive for "god" in Biblical Hebrew), in the Old Testament...
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