Wednesday, December 2, 2015

What's In A Name?


In Hebrew there are four words translated "God": 
El, Elah, Elo'ah, Elohim.



The oldest word meaning "God" is El


Linguists believe its base meaning is strength or power. 
"El" is the Strong One, or the Deity (God). 





"El" is used in many names found in the Bible
and I was curious as to how they would translate


This is what I found:


Among God's Messengers we Find:


 Michael--Who is like God
Gabriel--God is Powerful
Raphael---God Heals
Uriel---God is my Light






Remember when Jacob wrestled God's angel
for God's blessing
and he received a new name:

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Israel---Struggles with God


Some other Names you may recall:



Samuel---Name of God

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Daniel--Judged By God


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Elijah--God is the Lord and 
Elisha---God is Salvation

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Ezekiel--God will Strengthen

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Ishmael--Named by God

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And Perfect for the Christmas Season:

Emmanuel  / Immanuel--God is with us


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Oh--and this one I found most surprising
because I never thought of this as an "El" name:


Elizabeth--My God is Oath

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2 comments:

  1. Emmanuel sounds quite Spanish in my opinion, which is nice. Its like saying all cultures are welcome in Christianity, in my opinion of course.

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    1. All cultures, all people are welcomed, even those who don't like Reese Cups =P
      after all, we are all God's children

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