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Bible Word Studies: A How-to Guide is unavailable, but you can change that!

If you’ve ever studied another language, you know just how hard it can be to understand the nuances of words. Defining words from ancient languages is even more challenging, since we are separated from an author by both language and time. Dictionaries can provide us with cut-and-dried answers, but studying a passage in context breathes history, culture, and life into each word. In Bible Word...

Genesis 2–3, on the other hand, is the only section of Genesis that uses Yahweh Elohim (יהוה אלהים)—a claim that Elohim the creator is Yahweh. Some names for God emphasize attributes like “Everlasting God” (אל עולם, El Olam). Others focus on his lordship, like El Elyon meaning “God Most High” or Adonay Yahweh, which often is translated as “Lord GOD” but means “Lord Yahweh.” QUICKBIT El Elyon only occurs in Gen 14, which is a reference to the God served by Melchizedek (compare Heb 5:6). The names
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