Names of God
- Our great God introduces Himself as God, Mighty Creator, Elohim. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1
- The next name God gives us is El Roi, the God Who Sees Me. She [Hagar] gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” Genesis 16:13
- God tells Abram that He is El Shaddai, God Almighty. He is the One who sustains and blesses, who is strong enough to fulfill every one of His promises. When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. Genesis 17:1
- Abraham called on El Olam, the Everlasting God. After the treaty had been made at Beersheba, Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces returned to the land of the Philistines. 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God. 34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for a long time. Genesis 21:32-34