josephine asked:


How many names were used to refer to God? Yahweh, Allah, Adonni are just three/ How many more are there?

6 Responses to “How many different names did they call God in the book of genesis?”

1. tysavage2001 on August 9th, 2008 4:32 am

   I thought just two. Good Luck !

2. James W on August 10th, 2008 4:08 pm

   God also refered to himself as I am that I am.

3. akmackinnon on August 10th, 2008 5:34 pm

   6 in Genesis, but there are more.

4. TeeM on August 15th, 2008 5:12 pm

   In your list only Yahweh is a name.

   Allah means God, which is a title
   Adonni means Lord, which is also a title.

   So the answer is ONE.

   In the entire bible and not just Genesis, the only name for God is Yahweh (which is in Hebrew)
   or Jehovah (which is in English)

   Jesus is a Lord, but Lord is not Jesus’ name.
   Jehovah is The Lord, but Lord is not Jehovah’s name.

5. wester on August 17th, 2008 5:54 am

   Name: One or more words by which a person, thing, etc. is known.

   In Genesis, God is identified by Elohim (God) Adonai (Lord) and YHWH, a unique personal name. Lord and God, though titles, are often used as names, but not as a personal name. There are many other names/titles given to God throughout the scriptures, but probably not in the book of Genesis.

   Though Lord and God are titles, they are also names in that they serve to identify Him. To be baptized “in the name of the holy spirit”, for example, implies no personal name. The descriptive title is sufficient.

   EDITED:

   Note to Kari:

   Actually Yahweh is used in some English translations; the Jerusalem Bible, for one, I believe. I think you mean to say that Yahweh isn’t used in the King James.

6. Kari on August 17th, 2008 7:31 pm

   Allah is not in Genesis. That is the Muslim name for their God and therefore is not in the Bible! Yahweh is also not found in the English Bible. The English for Yahweh is Jehovah, which isn’t in Genesis. Lord, Lord God and God are all in Genesis