Actually, the bible does NOT omit the name Jehovah, and the bible does actually include the Hebrew form of Jehovah nearly 7,000 times.
The name "Jehovah" is an English translation of the Hebrew name pronounced as or similar to "Yahweh" or "Yehowah"; the exact original pronunciation is unknown. The four Hebrew characters corresponding to the letters "YHWH" are well-recognized as the biblical personal name of Almighty God, and are universally designated as "the Tetragrammaton" or "the Tetragram".
For centuries, most Jews have superstitiously refrained from pronouncing aloud any form of the divine Name. They base that superstition on the third of the Ten Commandments given to Moses:
(Exodus 20:7) You must not take up the name of Jehovah your God in a worthless way
http://watchtower.co.uk/e/bible/ex/chapter_020.htm?bk=Ex;chp=20;vs=7;citation#bk7
Over the centuries, that Jewish superstition has expanded to also forbid writing or engraving any form of "YHWH", even when simply copying from one of the nearly 7000 occurences in the Hebrew Scriptures. In recent centuries, some superstitious Jews have even forbade unabbreviated EUPHEMISMS for "YHWH"; capitalized terms such as "Tetragrammaton" and (amazingly) even "the Name" are forbidden by such superstitions.
More recently, the Jewish superstition has ballooned out of all reasonableness by also forbidding respectful impersonal TERMS referring to the Almighty; thus many Jews insist upon writing "G-d" or "G~d" rather than "God". They may even refrain from capitalizing impersonal terms such as "Creator" and "Almighty".
Naturally, the religious and superstitious practices of a person are between him and his Creator. However, in recent decades these superstitious Jews have worked to impose their superstitious sensibilities beyond their religious communities, and onto the entire populace. Thus, although "YHWH' is unanimously recognized as the personal name of God, few today use any form of it in their writings and conversation.
Interestingly, Christendom has largely joined with superstitious Jews in suppressing the use of "Yahweh" and "Jehovah". However, it seems that Christiandom's anti-YHWH bias largely devolves from their hatred of Jehovah's Witnesses, the religion almost single-handedly responsible for the growing public recognition that the Almighty God of Judaism and Christianity actually does a personal name.
It seems that too many are more interested in coddling superstition than in allowing intellectual honesty and respect for the Almighty.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.co.uk/e/na/
http://watchtower.co.uk/e/20040122/
Interestingly, Encyclopaedia Judaica says that “the avoidance of pronouncing the name YHWH ... was caused by a misunderstanding of the Third Commandment.”
http://www.jehovantodistajat.fi/e/20040122/article_02.htm
(Psalms 83:18) That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth
(John 17:26) [Jesus said] I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them
2007-09-10 08:06:59
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answered by achtung_heiss 7
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Satan will keep fighting God until the end. Jeremiah prophesied that there would be a time when some would attempt to make God's people forget his name.
This effort some Bible translations groups make in eradicating God's name instead of restoring it - is part of this apostasy from God that can only damn those groups.
Some use the faulty logic that Yahweh is perhaps the proper name, not Jehovah. Because of such a claim that the 100% proper pronunciation is unknown, these groups use this a an excuse to get rid of the name.
The interesting thing is that nobody demands that we use the PROPER pronunciation for Jesus and other Biblical names. Thus the logic is shown for what it truly is -- Satanic.
If those that claim that Yahweh is better then why do they not preach Yahweh's kingdom and glorify this name? Indeed, they are sons of Satan who make us forget to use God's name.
See this page:
http://bythebible.page.tl/God-h-s-Name.htm
2007-09-09 23:22:23
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answered by Fuzzy 7
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It's amazing that Jesus made his Fathers name known. John Chapter 17 is clear on that.
Satan does not want people to learn about Jehovah or even learn that God has a personal name. Satan loves it when false religion teaches that God is a Trinity and by putting all attention on Jesus he is able to hide Jehovah's true identity.
It sad !!!!
2007-09-10 15:15:45
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answered by Jason W 4
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Jehovah = Yahweh = I am Who am.
It was never omitted, it just changed from version to version.
2007-09-09 09:36:51
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answered by ragdefender 6
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it is useless to try and decipher the meaning of an old age teaching, just try and get the basic message.
2007-09-09 09:12:07
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answered by whtshdw 2
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cause you're a Jehovah's witness
2007-09-09 09:11:04
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answered by tatereatinmic 3
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