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WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT THE NAMES OF GOD?

The Names of God

“O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.” Psalm 8:1 (ESV)


Our Creator (Elohim) - One God, Revealing Himself in the Three Person of Father, Son, and Spirit

  • Isaiah 40:28 “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.”

  • Genesis 1:1–2 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. [2] The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.”

  • John 1:1–3 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.”


Abba, Father - Galatians 4:6 “And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’”

  • Matthew 3:16–17 “And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

  • Mark 9:7 “And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, ‘This is my beloved Son; listen to him.’”

Alpha (beginning, first) & Omega (end, last) - Revelation 22:13 “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” 

Almighty (El Shaddai) - Genesis 17:1  “I am God Almighty”

Ancient of Days (Attiyq Youm) - Daniel 7:9–10 “As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire.  A stream of fire issued and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.”

Deliverer - Psalm 70:5 “You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay!”

Everlasting God (El Olam) - Isaiah 40:28 “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.”

Fortress -  Psalm 18:2 “The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”

God Most High (El Elyon) - Genesis 14:20 “blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!”

God of Knowledge (El Deah) - 1 Samuel 2:3 “the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.”

God Who Gave You Birth (El Chuwl) - Deuteronomy 32:18 “the God who gave you birth”

God Who Sees (El Roi) - Genesis 16:13 “You are a God of seeing”

Great I AM - Exodus 3:14 “God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM.’”

Just One - Ezra 9:15 “O LORD, the God of Israel, you are just”

Lord of All - Psalm 97:5 “The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.”

Lord - Our Banner (Jehovah-Nissi) - Exodus 17:15 “Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The LORD Is My Banner”

Lord - Our Creator (Jehovah-Bore) - Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”

Lord - Our Healer (Jehovah-Rapha) - Exodus 15:26 “I am the LORD, your healer.”

Lord - Our Hosts (Jehovah-Sabbaoth) -  Isaiah 6:3 “And one called to another and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!’”

Lord - Our Peace (Jehovah-Shalom) - Judges 6:24 "Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD and called it, The LORD Is Peace."

Lord - Our Provider (Jehovah-Jireh) - Genesis 22:14 “So Abraham called the name of that place, ‘The LORD will provide’; as it is said to this day, 'On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided.’”

Lord - Our Righteousness (Jehovah-Tsidkenu) - Jeremiah 23:6 “In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The LORD is our righteousness.’”

Lord - Our Shepherd (Jehovah-Rohi) - Psalm 23:1 “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”

Lord is There (Jehovah-Shammah) - Psalm 139:7 “Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?”

Majestic - Psalm 8:1 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!”

Self-Existent One (Jehovah (Yahweh)) - Exodus 3:14 “God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.”


Jesus - Matthew 1:21 “She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

  • Advocate - 1 John 2:1 “we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.”

  • Anointed One (Christos) - Matthew 16:16 “Simon Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’”

  • Author of Life - Acts 3:15 “you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead.”

  • Beloved Son - Matthew 3:17 “a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

  • Bread of Life - John 6:35 “Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.’”

  • Bridegroom - Matthew 9:15 “And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.”

  • Bright Morning Star - Revelation 22:16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”

  • Chief Shepherd - 1 Peter 5:4 “And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.”

  • Cornerstone - Mark 12:10 “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone”

  • Door - John 10:9 “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved”

  • Faithful Witness - Revelation 1:5 “Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood”

  • Founder (author) & Perfecter (finisher) of Our Faith- Hebrews 12:2 “looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”

  • Founder (Captain) of our Salvation - Hebrews 2:10 “the founder of their salvation”

  • God - Colossians 2:9 “For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily”

    • Romans 9:5 “the Christ, who is God over all”

    • John 14:9–10 “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father … I am in the Father & the Father is in me”

    • John 10:30 “I and the Father are one.”

  • Good Shepherd - John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”

  • Great High Priest - Hebrews 4:14 “Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.”

  • Head of the Church - Ephesians 5:23 “Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.”

  • Image of the Invisible God - Colossians 1:15 “He is the image of the invisible God”

    • 2 Corinthians 4:4 “Christ, who is the image of God. (ESV)

  • Immanuel - Matthew 1:23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).”

  • Judge - Acts 10:42 “he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.”

  • King of Kings, Lord of Lords - Revelation 17:14 “the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”

  • Lamb of God - John 1:29 “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

  • Light of the World - John 8:12 “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

  • Lion of Judah - Revelation 5:5 “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”

  • Living Water - John 4:14 “whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

  • Lord of Glory - James 2:1 “hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory”

  • Man of Sorrows - Isaiah 53:3 “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.”

  • Mediator - 1 Timothy 2:5 “there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus”

  • Messiah - John 1:41 “‘We have found the Messiah' (which means Christ).”

  • Name Above All Names - Philippians 2:9 “Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name”

  • Only Son - John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

  • The Power of God, The Wisdom of God - 1 Corinthians 1:23–24 “we preach Christ crucified… the power of God and the wisdom of God.”

  • Prophet - John 6:14 “When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, ‘This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!’”

  • Redeemer - Job 19:25 “For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth.”

  • Resurrection - John 11:25–26 “Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?’”

  • Rock - 1 Corinthians 10:4 “they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ.”

  • Savior - 1 John 4:14 “we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.”

  • Son of God - 1 John 5:13 “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.”

  • Son of Man - Matthew 20:28 “the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

  • Teacher/Master - John 13:13 “You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am.”

  • True Light - John 1:9 "The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.”

  • True Vine - John 15:1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.”

  • Word of God - John 1:14 “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

  • The Way, The Truth, The Life - John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’”

  • Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace - Isaiah 9:6 “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

  • Yahweh (Jehovah) - I AM - John 8:58 “Jesus said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.’”


Spirit - John 4:24 “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

  • Breath of the Almighty - Job 33:4 “The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.”

  • Helper - John 14:16 “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever”

  • Spirit of Counsel & Might - Isaiah 11:2 “And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him … the Spirit of counsel and might”

  • Spirit of Adoption - Romans 8:15 - “For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’”

  • Spirit of Judgment & Burning - Isaiah 4:4 “when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning.”

  • Spirit of Christ - 1 Peter 1:10–11 “Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories.”

    • Romans 8:9 “You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.”

  • Spirit of Glory - 1 Peter 4:14 “If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.”

  • Spirit of God - Genesis 1:2 “The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.”

  • Spirit of Grace - Zechariah 12:10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.”

  • Spirit of Knowledge & the Fear of the Lord - Isaiah 11:2 “And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him … the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.”

  • Spirit of Truth - John 14:17 “the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.”

  • Spirit of Wisdom & Understanding - Isaiah 11:2 “And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him … the Spirit of wisdom and understanding”

  • Spirit of Life - Romans 8:2 “the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.”

  • Spirit of the Living God - 2 Corinthians 3:3 “you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.”

  • Spirit of Prophecy - Revelation 19:10 “For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

  • Spirit of Revelation - Ephesians 1:17 “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him”

  • Spirit of the Father - Matthew 10:20 “For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.”

  • Spirit of Son - Galatians 4:6 “And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’”




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