Exodus 6:3

I revealed myself as God Almighty to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, but they didn't know my name, ‘Yahweh.’

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In The King James Version

And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

In Context

2God spoke to Moses and told him, “I am Yahweh!

4I also confirmed my solemn agreement with them to give them the land of Canaan, the country where they were living as foreigners.

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Cross References

Genesis 13:18So Abram went to live at Hebron, setting up his tents among the oaks at Mamre, where he built an altar to the Lord.

Genesis 22:14Abraham called the place “The Lord will Provide.” That's still a saying people use today: “the Lord will provide on his mountain.”

Genesis 35:11Then God said, “I am God Almighty! Reproduce, increase, and you will become a nation—in fact a group of nations—and kings will be among your descendants.

Exodus 3:14God replied to Moses, “‘I Am’ is who I am. Tell the Israelites this: ‘I Am’ has sent me to you.”

Psalms 83:18Let them understand that you alone, called the Lord, are the Most High who rules over all the earth.

Isaiah 44:6This is what the Lord says, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides me.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 6:2-10

The Promise of Deliverance. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 Then the Lord said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land. 2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord : 3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. 4 And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the… Read the whole commentary →

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