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What is God's Name

Rich2018 said:
IDK, maybe because it purports to be the word of God ?
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Not to the point that the qur'an makes that claim. The bible is believed by some to be inspired by God, whereas the qur'an is believed to be a verbatim sermon FROM God. He has no name in Islam. "Allah" is simply Arabic for "The God".
 
Rich2018 said:
But the King James Bible states God's name as Jehovah on one or two occasions does it not ?
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It used to, in older versions...Exodus 6:3 and Psalm 83:18, to name 2, but in the newer versions, even the KJ omits God's name...
 
Rich2018 said:
Please explain the irony

I doubt that you understand what it means.
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Your entire thread is a weak attempt at a wind-up.

What do you think irony is?
 
stevecanuck said:
Not to the point that the qur'an makes that claim. The bible is believed by some to be inspired by God, whereas the qur'an is believed to be a verbatim sermon FROM God. He has no name in Islam. "Allah" is simply Arabic for "The God".
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So if the Bible is inspired by God, it would be a logical place to start to look for his name, no ?
 
Elvira said:
It used to, in older versions...Exodus 6:3 and Psalm 83:18, to name 2, but in the newer versions, even the KJ omits God's name...
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Not in my on-line KJ version:

OFFICIAL KING JAMES BIBLE ONLINE

King James Bible Online: Authorized King James Version (KJV) of the Bible- the preserved and living Word of God. Includes 1611 KJV and 1769 Cambridge KJV.
www.kingjamesbibleonline.org www.kingjamesbibleonline.org
 
Rich2018 said:
So if the Bible is inspired by God, it would be a logical place to start to look for his name, no ?
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As with any personal relationship, it is vital to know/use that person's name, no?
 
Rich2018 said:
Be that as it may, the fact is that for nearly 500 years the KJ version referenced God's name as Jehovah.
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Yeah, that was my point...they've removed it in later versions...
 
Elvira said:
As with any personal relationship, it is vital to know/use that person's name, no?
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Indeed, if you met the president of the USA, you might address him as Mr President, but if he wanted a personal relationship with you, he would tell you to call him Joe.
 
Rich2018 said:
And God would fear that because... ?
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It's the people who created the belief system who were afraid of curses.
I heard the whole Samson having his hair cut was about curses, too. If you had the person's hair, you could put a curse on them.
 
Elvira said:
Yeah, that was my point...they've removed it in later versions...
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They removed God's name in all early versions apart from one or two instances....

So perhaps mainstream Christian thought doesn't want to know God's name, but once it did (at least those who followed the KJ version).
 
MaryP said:
It's the people who created the belief system who were afraid of curses.
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Then can you explain the existence of other gods and their names ?

Zeus, Apollo, Ra, Isis, Osiris....

What made the Israelites more fearful of curses do you think ?
 
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