Jehovah
Elohim
Yahweh
Y'shua
We call Him God. The Great I Am, Jesus.
As far as allah being the right name. Islam's allah was a throw away idol. Some Muslims have claimed that the word "Allah" is in the Bible because the Biblical word "Allelujah." They then mispronounce the word as "Allah-lujah" But "Allelujah" is not a compound Arabic word with "Allah" being the first part of the word. It is a Hebrew word with the name of God being "JAH" (or Yahweh) and the verb "alle" meaning "praise to." It means "praise to Yahweh." The Arabic word "Allah" is not in the word.
The same error is found in the Muslim argument that the word "Baca" (Psa. 94:6) really means "Mecca." The valley of Baca is in northern Israel.
The present meaning of a word is irrelevant to what it meant in ancient times. The word "Allah" is a good example. When confronted by the historical evidence that the word was used by pagan Arabs in pre-Islamic times to refer to a high god who was married to the sun-goddess and had three daughters, some Muslims will quote dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc. to prove that "Allah means God." They are thus using modern definitions to define what the word meant over a thousand years ago! What "Allah" means now has no bearing on what it meant before Muhammad.
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2006-09-19 01:24:13
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answered by green93lx 4
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Hi,
If you will look in your bible Psalms 83:18 answers this question for you:
Psalms 83:18 states, That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah,
You alone are are the Most High over all the earth.
Just like you and I God has a real name, not just boy, or girl, or hey you, his real name is Jehovah. It is really nice to know that because then you can have a close relationship with him just like you would with an intimate friend; someone who you know well enough to use their name.
Interesting question, why do you ask?
2006-09-19 08:36:47
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answered by research woman 3
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Jesus called the father; ÏαÏηÌÏ or pateÌr, and Jesus was called ÎÌηÏοÏ
ÍÏ or IeÌsous.
In the Old testament he was called Jehovah, God or Lord which is derived from the same word; ×××× or yehoÌvaÌh
2006-09-19 08:14:40
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answered by Sky_blue 4
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these are all the names of God in Hebrew that we as Christans ues to name them if you know Hebrew, God. Hebrew: , Gen 1:1- "In the beginning God..."
LORD. Hebrew: , Gen 2:4 - "...in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,"
God Almighty. Hebrew: , Gen 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
Most High, or Most High God. Hebrew: , Gen 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God
Everlasting God. Hebrew: ,
Gen 21:33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
Mighty God. Hebrew: ,
Isa 9:6 ... and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
LORD God. Hebrew: ,
Lord GOD. Hebrew: , Gen 15:2 And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
English: LORD of hosts. Hebrew: ,
2006-09-19 08:21:54
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answered by Christine S 2
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In theory, he could have any number of names. Initially, God's name was "El", which was your typical Canaanite word for "a god". Moses came around and elevated God's name to "Yahweh", which made him supreme above all other deities. "Elohim" is the plural form of El. A literl translation of Elohim would read "Gods", but rabbis recognized this as the Pluralistic Majesty, the idea that Moses used plural descriptions of God in the Torah to enhance his power and significance. "Abba" is Aramaic for "Father", and it's what Jesus would have said every time he mentioned his Father. "Adonai" is Hebrew for "Lord". And I'm not Christian, so sorry for answering.
2006-09-19 08:15:00
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answered by Nowhere Man 6
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Many of the writers below have given you very good answers and given you all of the names used historically for God in the Judeo/Christian tradition. However, I think you and they have missed one very important point. Your questions is, What is the name of "YOUR" God? Our God is the same as "your" God. What ever it is that you call God, we are all talking about the same thing.
2006-09-19 10:31:15
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answered by bb22251 1
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Actually, if you want to go back to Jewish tradition, the name of God was so sacred, that it was never written or spoken. Yawah (or however it's spelt) was used to represent the most holy name. This is how it was explained to me.
Pretend the name Bob is the name of God. It's so sacred, that we humans can't say it, think it, or write it. Instead, we substitute "Bill". Though everything says, "Bill" we know it means, "Bob". Confusing, I know. That's why you sometimes see it spelled YWH. At least, that was how it was explained to me.
2006-09-19 08:15:24
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answered by sister steph 6
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Yeshua is the name that was called by Jesus Mother Mary.
2006-09-19 08:11:56
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answered by Anonymous
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YHWH - no one knows what the vowels were. Jesus said 'Adonai' or 'Abba'.
The generic word for 'god' in Arabic is Allah. So what is the name of the Muslim God?
2006-09-19 08:21:16
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answered by claude 5
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In my mother toungue which is Filipino God is called:
Panginoon - Lord God
Hesus Kristo - Jesus Christ
2006-09-19 08:17:56
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answered by DistortedMind 2
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