This is an email conversation between Yada and I, because I was wondering when Yahweh revealed his name to the people and when it was first used in scripture. So see what Yada wrote and any other insight that you might have to my question would be much appreciated!
Thanks
Tiffany
Quote:From: Tiffany
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 1:38 PM
To: Yada Yahweh
Subject: Where is the first mention of Yahuweh?
Good Morning Yada,
I was wondering where the first mention of Yahuweh was in Scripture? Who was the first person to have the name revealed to them? I have a friend who tells me that it was not until Moses but then I look and find it was mentioned to Abraham but how did Abraham know his name? Please help!!
Thanks
Tiffany
Hi Tiffany,
Yahweh’s name first appears in Genesis 2. From that point on Yah’s name is the most oft repeated in Scripture—appearing 7,000 times. Based upon the way it is used in Genesis, it seems likely that Adam, Chawah, and their sons up through Noah called God Yahuweh.
Abraham’s dealings with Babylon , Haran , and later Egypt , and the subsequent enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt , would have made knowing and using the name a problem. The Babylonian and Egyptian sungod religions would have used it and applied their pagan traits to it. This is exactly what the Canaanites did, for example. While Yahweh’s name is repeated hundreds of times in the Genesis presentation of the Covenant with Abraham, it’s possible that God used Yah, Yahushua, or just His title, Elohiym (Mighty One), when dealing with Abraham.
It wasn’t until the Yahuwdym were set apart in the Promised Land that knowing and using Yah’s name was universally beneficial. That said, the one verse which suggests that Abraham didn’t call God Yahuweh is problematic. There are issues with Masoretic tampering and also with inaccurate translation. If I haven’t covered this passage already in the book, I’ll deal with it when I do my edit pass of the first Abraham chapter.
Since Genesis was dictated to Moses as you know, we know that he knew Yah’s name. Moshe asked for and was given Yahuweh’s name at the time he was called to duty. From that point on, knowing and using Yahweh’s name remains essential. And that’s all that really matters.
Yada
Edited by user Sunday, January 27, 2008 3:27:08 AM(UTC)
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