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
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:
Israel---Struggles with God
Some other Names you may recall:
Samuel---Name of God
Daniel--Judged By God
Elijah--God is the Lord and
Elisha---God is Salvation
Ezekiel--God will Strengthen
Ishmael--Named by God
And Perfect for the Christmas Season:
Emmanuel / Immanuel--God is with us
Oh--and this one I found most surprising
because I never thought of this as an "El" name:
Elizabeth--My God is Oath
Emmanuel sounds quite Spanish in my opinion, which is nice. Its like saying all cultures are welcome in Christianity, in my opinion of course.
ReplyDeleteAll cultures, all people are welcomed, even those who don't like Reese Cups =P
Deleteafter all, we are all God's children