אֱלֹהִים
e.lo.him
This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God"
Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 2,247 verses
- Genesis 22:12 אֱלֹהִים֙
“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
- Genesis 23:6 אֱלֹהִ֤ים
“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”
- Genesis 24:3 אֱלֹהֵ֣יוֵֽאלֹהֵ֖י
and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,
- Genesis 24:7 אֱלֹהֵ֣י
The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.
- Genesis 24:12 אֱלֹהֵי֙
“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
- Genesis 24:27 אֱלֹהֵי֙
saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
- Genesis 24:42 אֱלֹהֵי֙
So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!
- Genesis 24:48 אֱלֹהֵי֙
Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
- Genesis 25:11 אֱלֹהִ֖ים
After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
- Genesis 26:24 אֱלֹהֵ֖י
and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”
- Genesis 27:20 אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
But Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied.
- Genesis 27:28 הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth— an abundance of grain and new wine.
- Genesis 28:4 אֱלֹהִ֖ים
And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”
- Genesis 28:12 אֱלֹהִ֔ים
And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
- Genesis 28:13 אֱלֹהֵי֙וֵאלֹהֵ֖י
And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.
- Genesis 28:17 אֱלֹהִ֔ים
And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”
- Genesis 28:20 אֱלֹהִ֜ים
Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,
- Genesis 28:21 לֵאלֹהִֽים׃
so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God.
- Genesis 28:22 אֱלֹהִ֑ים
And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”
- Genesis 30:2 אֱלֹהִים֙
Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
- Genesis 30:6 אֱלֹהִ֔ים
Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
- Genesis 30:8 אֱלֹהִ֧ים׀
Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
- Genesis 30:17 אֱלֹהִ֖ים
And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
- Genesis 30:18 אֱלֹהִים֙
Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
- Genesis 30:20 אֱלֹהִ֥ים׀
“God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.
- Genesis 30:22 אֱלֹהִ֖יםאֱלֹהִ֔ים
Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
- Genesis 30:23 אֱלֹהִ֖ים
and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.
- Genesis 31:5 וֵֽאלֹהֵ֣י
and he told them, “I can see from your father’s countenance that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me.
- Genesis 31:7 אֱלֹהִ֔ים
And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.
- Genesis 31:9 אֱלֹהִ֛ים
Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock and given them to me.
- Genesis 31:11 הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים
In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’
- Genesis 31:16 אֱלֹהִים֙אֱלֹהִ֛ים
Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you.”
- Genesis 31:24 אֱלֹהִ֛ים
But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
- Genesis 31:29 וֵֽאלֹהֵ֨י
I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
- Genesis 31:30 אֱלֹהָֽי׃
Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”
- Genesis 31:32 אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮
If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.
- Genesis 31:42 אֱלֹהֵ֣יאֱלֹהֵ֨יאֱלֹהִ֖ים
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”
- Genesis 31:50 אֱלֹהִ֥ים
If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
- Genesis 31:53 אֱלֹהֵ֨יוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יאֱלֹהֵ֖י
May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
- Genesis 32:1 אֱלֹהִֽים׃
Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
- Genesis 32:2 אֱלֹהִ֖ים
When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.
- Genesis 32:9 אֱלֹהֵי֙וֵאלֹהֵ֖י
Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’
- Genesis 32:28 אֱלֹהִ֛ים
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
- Genesis 32:30 אֱלֹהִים֙
So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
- Genesis 33:5 אֱלֹהִ֖ים
When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously given your servant.”
- Genesis 33:10 אֱלֹהִ֖ים
But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.
- Genesis 33:11 אֱלֹהִ֖ים
Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted.
- Genesis 33:20 אֱלֹהֵ֥י
There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
- Genesis 35:1 אֱלֹהִים֙
Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
- Genesis 35:2 אֱלֹהֵ֤י
So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.