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Did Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Know God as Yahweh?

Exodus 6:3 says God appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as El-Shaddai, and that His name, Yahweh, was not made known to them. However, Genesis 22:14 says Abraham named a place “Yahweh-Yireh,” meaning “The Lord will provide.” Genesis 28:13 also records God introducing Himself to Jacob as Yahweh in a dream. How should these passages be understood together? Did the patriarchs know the name Yahweh, or does Exodus 6:3 mean they had not yet experienced the full significance of that name?

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jesse

How do readers reconcile Exodus 6:3 with Abraham naming a place Yahweh-Yireh in Genesis 22:14?

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peter

Fair question. The apparent tension is worth addressing directly rather than assuming the wording settles itself.

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kunle

The passages seem to distinguish between God appearing as El-Shaddai and the later emphasis on the name Yahweh.

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zaza

It may be too quick to treat the wording in Genesis as automatically settling what Exodus 6:3 means.

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noah

A useful approach is to compare the exact wording of each passage before deciding whether the name was unknown or differently revealed.

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