Exodus 6:3 KJV — MannaFest

Exodus 6:3

And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name Jehovah was I not known to them.

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ASV

and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name Jehovah I was not known to them.

WEB

I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.

YLT

and I appear unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty; as to My name Jehovah, I have not been known to them;

DBT

And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as the AlmightyGod; but by my name Jehovah I was not made known to them.

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Exodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.

Author: Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
Date: 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus

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Names of GodYHWH not known by that name to the patriarchs.

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24 verses on the floor

Exodus 3:14
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
Psalms 83:18
That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.
Psalms 68:4
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.
Genesis 17:1
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
Isaiah 44:6
Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

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When the salvation of the saints is completed in eternal life, then he will be known by his name Jehovah ( Rev. xxii. 13 ); in the mean time they shall find him, for their strength and support, El-shaddai, a God all-sufficient, a God that is enough and will be so, Mic. vii. From his covenant: I have established my covenant,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

God Almighty--All enemies must fall, all difficulties must vanish before My omnipotent power, and the patriarchs had abundant proofs of this. but by my name, &c.--rather, interrogatively, by My name Jehovah was I not known to them? Am not I, the Almighty God, who pledged My honor for the fulfilment of the covenant, also the self-existent God who lives to accomplish it?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Revelation Crossref Floor Genesis 17:1
'I appeared as El Shaddai... but by my name YHWH I was not known' points back to the El Shaddai covenant scene; the El Shaddai -> YHWH name-progression. FLOOR (Exod 6:3 links itself).
STEPBible TBESH (Shaddai H7706); text Exod 6:3 / Gen 17:1

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H3327108× in canon H85175× in canon H410241× in canon H3290350× in canon

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EXO 6:3ISA 44:6 REV 1:8
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
EXO 6:3ISA 44:6 ISA 41:4
EXO 6:3ISA 44:6 ISA 43:10-11
EXO 6:3EXO 3:14 JHN 8:58
EXO 6:3EXO 3:14 HEB 13:8
EXO 6:3ISA 44:6 REV 22:13
EXO 6:3ISA 44:6 ISA 44:8
EXO 6:3EXO 3:14 PSA 90:2

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