Names of God the Father, Part 2

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

In addition to the proper name Yahveh and the titles "God," "Deity," and "Lord," the Bible contains many other important names by which Yahweh's people know him.

Holy One (Qadosh); Holy One of Israel (Qdosh Yisra'el). Yahweh is called "the Holy One" (Isa. 40:25; Hos. 11:9) or sometimes "the Holy One of Israel" (2 Kings 19:22; Ps. 89:18; Isa. 37:23) or 'Elohai Qdoshi,"my God, my Holy One" (Hab. 1:12). The root meaning of holiness is separation or being set apart; therefore the phrase "the Holy One...

 

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