I had already known about YHVH (YHWH), Elohim, Adonai, and just recently found out about Hashem and Adoshem, and know I'm finding on the internet that there is also
Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh
El
`Elyon
Shaddai
Shalom
Shekhinah
Yah

Is there a certain reason that He has so many names? Or is it just people translating/pronouncing differently?

Maybe you need to learn what they all mean?

In Islam for example God has 99 names

Ar-Rahman - The All Beneficent
Ar-Rahim - The Most Merciful
Al-Malik - The King, The Sovereign
Al-Quddus - The most Holy

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lol yeah, I never thought of that, but it would probably help wouldn't it? lol

pretty good post

I've never seen Shalom used as a reference to G-d. It means "hello" and "peace".

There are so many names because God is important in their lives. Don't the Eskimos have a lot of names for ice and snow? How about the Japanese and the ocean?

Hey there ,

Are you sure about the name " Hashem " ?
Sounds to me like the name of Prophet Muhammad's Tribe in Mekka - Saudi Arabia
Well , he and his descendants are called Hashemites !?

And I read somewhere , that the word " Adanai " exists in arabic and means : fruit of my loins .

here are few more.
Ehiyeh sh'Ehiyeh — "I Am That I Am": a modern Hebrew version of "Ehyeh asher Ehyeh".
Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak ve Elohei Ya`aqov — "God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob".
El ha-Gibbor — "God the hero" or "God the strong one".
Emet — "Truth".
E'in Sof — "endless, infinite", Kabbalistic name of God.
Ro'eh Yisra'el — "Shepherd of Israel".
Ha-Kaddosh, Baruch Hu — "The Holy One, Blessed be He".
Kaddosh Israel — "Holy One of Israel".
Melech ha-Melachim — "The King of Kings" or Melech Malchei ha-Melachim "King of Kings of Kings", to express superiority to the earthly rulers title.
Makom or Hamakom — literally "the place", meaning "The Omnipresent"; see Tzimtzum.
Magen Avraham — "Shield of Abraham".
Ribbono shel `Olam — "Master of the World".
YHWH-Yireh (Jehovah-jireh) — "The Lord will provide"
YHWH-Rapha — "The Lord that healeth" YHWH-Niss"i (Yahweh-Nissi) — "The Lord our Banner"
YHWH-Shalom — "The Lord our Peace"
YHWH-Ra-ah — "The Lord my Shepherd" YHWH-Tsidkenu — "The Lord our Righteousness" YHWH-Shammah (Jehovah-shammah) — "The Lord is present"
Tzur Israel — "Rock of Israel".

i expect there are as many different names as exalted titles you could think up.

i think the jewish people have so much attributed names for God because they are not allowed to pronounce God literally this is what i learnt from a jewish friend of mine.

correct. they are forbidden to utter the true name of their god yahweh(however you spell it)

There is some evidence to suggest that the Saudie ruling family is actually of Jewish decent.

In Judaism 101 it is taught that the language employed is simply for characteristical purposes. For example EL is God but coupled with "Shaddai" it simply means God Almighty. YHWH is simply "Yahweh" minus the vowel structure. It's meaning connotes "eternal" or "ever present". Elohim is always rendered with God and his creative or omnipotent power etc... The purpose is to convey the many attributes of God.

that would explain their endless loyalty towards america and the israeli lobby , haha

You are 100% correct! It is used when coupled with YHWH. Usually rendered "God our peace, or the Lord our peace."

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I also was confused for many years in my quest for the Truth. Our heavenly Father has one name and it is YHWH. He revealed his name to me as YaHuWaH. That is His true sacred name, without a doubt. Lord, Adonai, HaShem, G-d - they are all titles, not His name. 6,823 times in Scripture YHWH gave us his name. Men, translators, took His name from His people, breaking the commandment not to take His name in vain. "In vain" also means useless, and in Hebrew, "in vain" means to leave desolate. YHWH wants us to know His name and use it.

Look in the preface of your bible, any version, and you will read that wherever the divine name, sacred name, or covenant of G-d, called the tetragrammaton, appeared in the originial divinely inspired Hebrew scriptures, the word "LORD" in all caps was subsituted. You will see the truth in your bible that translators substitued the word "LORD" every time Yahuwah gave us His name, YHWH.

The Hebrew pharisees and scribes devised a man-made superstition that the name of YHWH was too sacred to be spoken, so they substituted the word "Adonai" each time YHWH appears. Man has tampered with the Word of YHWH, and scripture tells us we are not to add or take away from His Word. YHWH never once said in scripture not to speak His name. He wants His name of YHWH Yahuwah, to be spoken and glorified.

Also the name of our Messiah is not Jesus. This is a man-made transliteration and translation of the true name given at our Savior's birth. His name given at His birth is Yahushua Ben Joseph. Our Messiah is Yahushua, which means 'Yah is salvation'. Jesus is a man created name.

After many years of studying and research, YHWH has give me the gift of discernment and blessed me with His Truth. Please pray upon this and YHWH will lead you into all truth. Say the names Yahuwah and Yahushua aloud, and you will find that you are filled with an unspeakable joy and peace. You are in my prayers.

Luke 11:9
[ Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking ] “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

In the name of Yahushua,

Leah

Because they have so many different gods?

First understand that the original untampered with Bible, as well as ancient Canaanite theology, recognized that El and Yahweh are two different Gods. El is the creator, and he had "assistants" assigned to every human tribe/culture, just as the oldest book of Deuteronomy in the Dead Sea Scrolls reveal. When Judaism finally became a strict monotheism, the priests attempted to cover up the fact that El and Yahweh are different Gods.

And even more disturbing to many Christians today is the fact that Yahweh was originally the cannanite dragon god, Yaw, who like the bible confirms, was said to be El's favorite "son", not to mention his enormous wings, fiery breath, smoking nostrils and appetite for mass quantities of cattle, sheep, first born sons, and 32 midianite virgins at a single setting. Don't blame me, its all in the bible, and curiously, seemingly confirmed in the worldwide beliefs of those times of fearsome dragon gods, who behave much like Yahweh, no matter where in the world you care to go ca. 5000 years ago. This is why dragons are still firmly imbedded in our culture today, they were mankind's oldest gods.

The Bible was amateurishly modified later on to cover up the fact Yahweh is a dragon, and subservient to the Creator God, El, the "great spirit" that reigned over the loacalized dragon gods and their human "sheep" in most ancint cultures where there are surviving records.

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Actually when Yahweh introduced himself to Moses, he naturally used the name that he was known by in Mesopotamia, the land of Abraham. He said, "I am Ea", though this was misundertood by Moses, and the Bible records that Yahweh makes the strange comment, " I am, I AM" which sounds almost identical to "I am Ea". Ea was originally known as Enki, who in his Hymns state he made the garden of Eden, save the origimal Noah from the flood, disrupted the Tower of Babel, and was "The great dragon who stands in Eridu" the location of Eden. The "dragon" was known as Yam or Yaw to the Cannnanites and the Hebrews used the similar name Yahweh. There is no question that they are the same deity, for both recognize El as their superior, and Yahweh has many dragon attributes in the Bible, such as spewing fire from his mouth, possesing great wings, demanding offerings of cattle and sheep, and oriinally children, being presented captured enemy virgins, demanding the worship of a winged serpent idol, His command of assistant dragons/fiery flying serpents (seraphim) to do his bidding, etc.

This is also why Jesus told the pharisees that Yahweh was not God, but was a murderous creature and not his Father. He called to El from the cross. not to Yahweh of the Pharisees, though Yahweh was of course, the tribal God of the Hebrews, though not the Creator of the Universe.

Good question. When reading the Bible, one must also understand the history and nature of the writings at hand. Whether you believe in the Bible or not, its important to remember that that Bible hasn't always been the Bible. Its actually more of a composite of several different books from many different time periods. For instance, just in Genesis Ch 1-3 we note 4 separate authors, based on their specific writing styles. The Bible was compiled over many centuries and over time the Jewish culture had shifted this way or that. Its also important to understand that one way or another the Israelites were heavily influenced by their Pagan neighbors, and this is often reflected in the nature of God. Upon closer inspection, one might make the assumption that Yahweh is actually a composite of several Pagan deities, including El and Yaw.

Salaam (Peace)

Yes! And the Arabic word Salaam (Peace) is also a name for The Creator, which corresponds to the Hebrew Shalom, and is used as a greeting too. Hebrew: Shalom Alechim Arabic: Salaam Alaikum "Peace be upon you". Salaam comes from the same root as Islam, Saleem, and Muslim.

I know there are the 72 names also, but I dont know enough to explain it really. I just rememeber the number 72.

And YHShVH is another way to write Jesus.. that and YHVShH.. one is invoking the name and the other is banishing the name(one goes clockwise the other anticlockwise). I made a pritty slick star once to do with it which is around here somewhere(well I thought it was slick). Just google those two names if you want to suss it out. It's on this site somewhere. But anyway.. I cant really answer the question.. I guess He's popular.

There are many names for God in Islam as well.

The different names signify different attributes. Allah as a name is unique as it is suppose to sum it up in 1 word.

Yeah like the first responder tried to point out, they all have different meanings and reasons for their use in that particular part of scripture that they're used in.

good post....well thought out....

in addition to this God has so many names because He can be described in never ending ways, such as The living God, God of Love, God of Peace, Our Creator, etc. etc....usually in the Bible, the name fits the meaning of the verses being read...

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