A-Z Names Of GOD: Meaning, History And Biblical References
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NAME | MEANING | DESCRIPTION | REFERENCE |
Glorious LORD | God, Jesus Christ | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Isaiah 33:21 |
Glory of their strength | God, | God Almighty | Psalm 89:17 KJV |
Glory of thy people Israel | God The Son | —refers to God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Luke 2:32 KJV |
God | written “G-d” by pious Jews and some Christians | ||
God Almighty | The Almighty God | —refers to God the Father | Genesis 28:3; 35:11; 43:14; 48:3; Exodus 6:3; Revelation 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 16:14; 21:22 KJV |
God Alone | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Psalm 86:10 KJV | |
God and Father of all | The Almighty God | Ephesians 4:6 KJV | |
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ | God The Father | —refers to God the Father | 2 Corinthians 11:31; Ephesians 1:3; 1 Peter 1:3 KJV; 2 Corinthians 11:31; Ephesians 1:3; 1 Peter 1:3 KJV |
God Full of Compassion | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Psa. 86:15 |
God Most High | God The Father | —refers to God the Father | Psa. 57:2; Luke 8:28 |
God Manifest in the Flesh | —refers to God the Son (Jesus Christ) | “God Revealed in the Flesh” / “The Word [Greek: Logos] was made flesh” | 1 Tim. 3:16 KJV, NKJV, ESV, NASB; John 1:14 KJV |
God My Maker | Job 35:10 NKJV | ||
God my Rock | Psalm 42:9 NKJV; 2 Samuel 22:47 NKJV; Psalm 18:2 NKJV, etc. | ||
God of Abraham | God The Father | Hebrew transliteration: Elohei Avraham | Genesis 26:24, 28:13; Exodus 3:6; 1 Chronicles 29:18; Psalm 47:9; Matthew 22:32; Mark 12:26; Acts 3:13; etc. |
God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob | God The Father | Hebrew transliteration: Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak ve Elohei Ya`aqov | Exodus 3:6, 15-16; Matthew 22:32; Luke 20:37; Acts 3:13; 7:32; etc. |
The God of All Comfort | God The Father | —refers to God the Father | 2 Corinthians 1:3 KJV |
The God of All Flesh | God The Father | —refers to God the Father | Jeremiah 32:27 KJV |
The God of All Grace | The God of All Grace, Who Called Us to His Eternal Glory by Christ Jesus | 1 Peter 5:10 KJV | |
The God of All Grace, Who Called Us to His Eternal Glory by Christ Jesus | God The Father | “the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ” —NIV “the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ” —NASB, ESV
| 1 Peter 5:10 NKJV |
The God of All Comfort | GOD | 2 Corinthians 1:3 KJV, NKJV, ESV, NASB, NIV | |
The God of All the Families of Israel | God The Father | God The Father | Jeremiah 31:1 KJV |
The God of Bethel | God The Father | God The Father | Genesis 31:13 |
The God of Glory | God The Father | God The Father | Psalm 29:3 KJV, ESV, NASB, NIV; Acts 7:2 KJV |
God of Gods | Deuteronomy 10:17 KJV; Joshua 22:22 KJV; Psalm 136:2 KJV; Daniel 2:47 KJV; Dan. 11:36 KJV | ||
The God of Heaven | Jehovah God | Genesis 24:3 NKJV; Gen. 24:7 NKJV; 2 Chronicles 36:23 NKJV; Ezra 1:2 NKJV; Nehemiah 1:4-5 NKJV; Psalm 136:26 NKJV; Daniel 2:18-19 NKJV; Jonah 1:9 NKJV; Revelation 11:13 NKJV; Rev. 16:11 NKJV; etc. | |
God of Heaven and Earth | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Ezra 5:11; Acts 14:15; etc. |
The God of Hope | God the Son (Jesus Christ) | God the Son (Jesus Christ) | 1 Timothy 1:1 NKJV, etc. |
God of Isaac | Jehovah God | Hebrew transliteration: Elohei Yitzchak | Genesis 28:13; Exodus 3:6; 4:5; Matthew 22:32; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37; Acts 7:32 |
God of Israel | The God of Jacob | Jehovah God | Genesis 49:24 NKJV; Exodus 3:6 NKJV; 2 Samuel 23:1 NKJV; Psalm 20:1 NKJV; Isaiah 2:3 NKJV; Matthew 22:32 NKJV, etc. |
The God of Jeshurun | iteral meaning: God of the upright “Jeshurun” is a poetic name for Israel. | —transliteration from Hebrew Hebrew: יְשֻׁרוּן (Jeshurun or Yeshurun) | Deuteronomy 33:26 KJV |
A-Z Names Of GOD: Meaning, History And Biblical References
NAME | MEANING | DESCRIPTION | REFERENCE |
The God of Knowledge | God The Father and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | 1 Samuel 2:3 NKJV |
God of Love | God The Father | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | John 3:16; 1 John 4:7; 2 Corinthians 13:14; etc. |
The God of Love and Peace | 2 Corinthians 13:11 NKJV | ||
God of Me | —refers to God the Father Greek: Θεέ μου (literal translation: “God of Me”) | Said by Jesus Christ of the Father, as He hung on the cross and referring to the humiliation/humbleness that God the Son took in His incarnation, ministry and death | Matthew 27:46 Greek translated as “My God” in KJV, NKJV, NASB, ESV and NIV
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God of My Life | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Psalm 42:8 NKJV |
God of My Mercy | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | 2 Samuel 7:15 NKJV; 1 Chronicles 17:13 NKJV; Psalm 89:24 NKJV; Psalm 89:28 NKJV |
“My God of mercy” | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Psalm 59:17 NKJV |
God of My Praise | Psalm 109:1 NKJV | ||
God of My Righteousness | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Psalm 4:1 NKJV |
God of Sarah, God of Rebecca, God of Leah, God of Rachel | Hebrew transliteration: Elohei Sara, Elohei Rivka, Elohei Leah ve Elohei Rakhel | ||
God of the Covenant | |||
God of Your Fathers | Jehovah God | Exodus 3:13 NKJV, Exo. 3:15 NKJV; etc. |
God of Our Salvation | Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | both Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | 1 Chronicles 16:35 NKJV; Psalm 65:5 NKJV; Psa. 68:19 NKJV; Psa. 79:9 NKJV; Psa. 85:4 NKJV |
God of Patience and Consolation | the God of patience and comfort” —NKJV “God who gives perseverance and encouragement” —NASB “the God of endurance and encouragement” —ESV | Romans 15:5 KJV | |
The God of Peace | God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Philippians 4:7 NKJV |
God of the Armies of Israel | Jehovah God | Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | 1 Samuel 17:45 KJV; 1 Sam. 17:26 KJV |
The God of the Living | Jehovah God | Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Mark 12:27 NKJV |
God of the Spirits of All Flesh | Jehovah God | Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Numbers 16:22 KJV; Num. 27:16 KJV |
God of the Whole Earth | Jehovah God | Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Isaiah 54:5 |
God of Thy Fathers | Jehovah God | Deuteronomy 1:21; 6:3; 12:1; Acts 7:32; etc. | |
God of Truth and Without Iniquity | Jehovah God | “A God of truth and without injustice” —NKJV “God of faithfulness and without injustice” —NASB “God of faithfulness and without iniquity” —ESV | Deuteronomy 32:4 KJV |
God Only Wise | Jehovah God | “God, alone wise” —NKJV “the only wise God” —NASB, ESV
| Romans 16:27 |
A-Z Names Of GOD: Meaning, History And Biblical References
NAME | MEANING | DESCRIPTION | REFERENCE |
God our Rock | God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Deuteronomy 32:4 | |
God our Savior | God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Titus 3:3-5 | |
God Our Shield | Psalm 84:9 KJV; Genesis 15:1 | ||
God Ready to Pardon | Nehemiah 9:17 | ||
The God That Answereth By Fire | Jehovah God | “the God Who answers by fire” —NKJV, NASB, ESV | 1 Kings 18:24 KJV |
God That Cannot Lie | “God who cannot lie” —Titus 1:2 NKJV, NASB | Titus 1:2 KJV | |
God, That Comforteth Those That Are Cast Down | God the Holy Spirit | “God, who comforts the downcast” —NKJV, ESV “God, who comforts the depressed” —NASB | 2 Corinthians 7:6 KJV |
The God Who Works Wonders | Jehovah God | —Psalm 77:14 NASB, ESV | |
God That Formed You | Jehovah God | the God who fathered you” —NKJV “the God who gave you birth” —NASB, ESV | Deuteronomy 32:18 KJV |
God Who Gives Generously to All | “God, who gives to all generously” —James 1:5 NASB “God, that giveth to all men liberally” —James 1:5 KJV “God, who gives to all liberally” —NKJV | James 1:5 ESV | |
God Who Judges on Earth | Jehovah God | “God That Judgeth in the Earth” —KJV “God who judges in the earth” —NKJV | Psalm 58:11 NASB, ESV |
God That Made the World and All Things Therein | Jehovah God | NKJV, NASB, ESV: “God, who made the world and everything in it” | Acts 17:24 |
God Who Accomplishes All Things for Me | “God that performeth all things for me” —Psa. 57:2 KJV “God who performs all things for me” —NKJV “God who fulfills his purpose for me” —ESV | Psalm 57:2 NASB | |
God Who is Near, Not Far Off | Jehovah God | —refers to Jehovah God (YHWH) | Jeremiah 23:23 NASB |
God Who Shows Mercy | Romans 9:16; Deuteronomy 7:9; 7:12; 1 Kings 8:23; 2 Chronicles 1:8; 6:14; Nehemiah 1:5; 9:31-32; Psalm 52:8, 57:3; 59:10; 1 Peter 1:3; etc. | ||
God the Father | Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed | God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible | John 6:27; 1 Cor. 8:6; 15:24; Gal. 1:1; Eph. 5:20; 6:23; 1:1-3; 1:17; etc. |
God the Hero | Hebrew transliteration: El ha-Gibbor | ||
God the Judge of All | Hebrews 12:23 NKJV | ||
God the LORD | |||
God Who Always Leads Us in Triumph in Christ | God the Father or God the Holy Spirit (or both) | “God, Which Always Causeth Us to Triumph in Christ” —2 Cor. 2:14 KJV “God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession” —ESV | 2 Corinthians 2:14 NKJV, NASB |
God, Which Doeth Great Things and Unsearchable— | Marvellous Things Without Number | “who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number” —NASB “who does great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number” —ESV | Job 5:9 KJV |
God which fed me all my life long unto this day | “The God who has fed me all my life long to this day” —Genesis 48:15 NKJV “The God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day” —Genesis 48:15 NASB, NIV “the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day” —Genesis 48:15 ESV | Genesis 48:15 KJV |
A-Z Names Of GOD: Meaning, History And Biblical References
NAME | MEANING | DESCRIPTION | REFERENCE |
God which fed me all my life long unto this day | |||
God which fed me all my life long unto this day | |||
God, Which Giveth Us the Victory Through Our Lord Jesus Christ | |||
God, Which Has Not Turned Away My Prayer | |||
God Which Raises the Dead | |||
God Which Trieth Our Hearts | “God who tests our hearts” —1 Thes. 2:4 NKJV | —refers to Jehovah God (YHWH) | 1 Thessalonians 2:4 KJV |
The God Who Has Been My Shepherd All My life | the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day” —Genesis 48:15 ESV | Genesis 48:15 NASB, NIV | |
The God Who Sees | Genesis 16:13 NKJV | ||
The Godhead | God the Father, Son, and God the Holy Spirit | “the Divine Nature” —Acts 17:29 NKJV, NASB “the divine being” —Acts 17:29 NIV | Acts 17:29 KJV; Col. 2:9 KJV, NKJV; Romans 1:20 KJV, NKJV |
God’s Servant | —refers to God the Son (Jesus Christ) | —refers to God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Isaiah 53:11 |
The Good Shepherd | —refers to God the Son (Jesus Christ) | —refers to God the Son (Jesus Christ) | John 10:11 NASB; John 10:14-15 NASB |
Governor Among the Nations | “Ruler Over the Nations” | NASB, ESV: “He rules over the nations” | Psalm 22:28 KJV |
Gracious and merciful God | Exodus 34:6; 2 Chronicles 30:9; Nehemiah 9:17; 9:31; Psalm 116:5; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2 | ||
The Glorious LORD | —refers to God the Son (Jesus Christ) | —refers to God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Exodus 15:6, 11; Deuteronomy 28:58; Nehemiah 9:5; Isaiah 24:23; 30:30; 33:21 |
The Great and Dreadful God | Jehovah God (YHWH) | NKJV, NASB, ESV: The “great and awesome God” | Daniel 9:4 |
The Great God | —refers to God the Son (Jesus Christ) | The Great God and Our Savior Jesus Christ Titus 2:13 KJV, NKJV | Ezra 5:8; Nehemiah 8:6; Daniel 2:45; Titus 2:13; Revelation 19:17; Deuteronomy 10:17; Proverbs 26:10; Psalm 95:3 KJV, NKJV |
The Great God That Formed All Things | Jehovah God (YHWH) | NKJV: “The great God who formed everything” Does not appear in NASB or ESV | Proverbs 26:10 KJV |
Great High Priest | —refers to God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Heb. 4:14 NASB | |
The Great King Above All Gods | —refers to God the Son (Jesus Christ) | God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Psalm 95:3 NKJV, KJV, NASB |
Great King Over All the Earth | Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Psalm 47:2 KJV |
Great King Over All the Earth | |||
The Great Shepherd of the Sheep | —refers to God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Heb. 13:20 NKJV | |
The Great, the Mighty God | Jehovah God and God the Son (Jesus Christ) | NASB, ESV: “great and mighty God” | Jeremiah 32:18 KJV, NKJV |
The Great, the Mighty, and the Awesome God | Neh. 9:32 KJV: “The great, the mighty, and the terrible God” “Terrible” in the KJV translation means “awesome.” | Nehemiah 9:32 NASB |
I would like to the name as translated from Hebrew the Lord God of Wisdom
This is a great post! I learned a lot about the names of God and their meanings.