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Exodus 3:15

And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

KJV

Dixitque iterum Deus ad Moysen : Hæc dices filiis Israël : Dominus Deus patrum vestrorum, Deus Abraham, Deus Isaac et Deus Jacob, misit me ad vos : hoc nomen mihi est in æternum, et hoc memoriale meum in generationem et generationem.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ θεὸς πάλιν πρὸς Μωυσῆν Οὕτως ἐρεῖς τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ Κύριος ὁ θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν, θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ καὶ θεὸς Ἰσαὰκ καὶ θεὸς Ἰακώβ, ἀπέσταλκέν με πρὸς ὑμᾶς· τοῦτό μού ἐστιν ὄνομα αἰώνιον καὶ μνημόσυνον γενεῶν γενεαῖς.

LXX

And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

ASV

וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ ע֨וֹד אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶל מֹשֶׁ֗ה כֹּֽה תֹאמַר֮ אֶל בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹתֵי/כֶ֗ם אֱלֹהֵ֨י אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִצְחָ֛ק וֵ/אלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹ֖ב שְׁלָחַ֣/נִי אֲלֵי/כֶ֑ם זֶה שְּׁמִ֣/י לְ/עֹלָ֔ם וְ/זֶ֥ה זִכְרִ֖/י לְ/דֹ֥ר דֹּֽר

Hebrew

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In this verse

People AbrahamIsaacJacobMosesJacob

In the original Hebrew

19 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַבְרָהָ֖ם
'brhm
proper_noun · 174×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
זֵ֣כֶר
zkr
noun · 23×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִצְחָ֖ק
ytschq
proper_noun · 108×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
y'qb
proper_noun · 346×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כֶ֔ם
km
noun · 164×
כֹּֽה
kh
adverb · 574×
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
mshh
proper_noun · 750×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
ע֖וֹד
'vd
adverb · 485×
עוֹלָֽם
'vlm
noun · 427×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§205God calls Moses from the midst of a bush that burns without being consumed: "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob."9 God is the God of the fathers, the One who had called and guided the patriarchs in their wanderings. He is the faithful and compassionate God who remembers them and his promises; he comes to free their descendant…
At the burning bush, Moses encounters the self-existent God who cannot be contained by any name. The fire that burns without consuming symbolizes the divine nature that is eternal and self-sustaining. When God says "I AM THAT I AM," He reveals that existence itself is His essence — He is Being in its purest form, beyond all predication.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 18:36 — And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art
  • 2Chr 28:9 — But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, h
  • Acts 7:32 — Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
  • Dan 2:23 — I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s ma
  • Deut 1:11 — (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
  • Exod 3:6 — Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
  • Exod 4:5 — That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
  • Exod 4:5 — That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
  • Exod 15:2 — The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
  • Exod 15:3 — The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.
  • Exod 34:31 — And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them.
  • Gen 17:7 — And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
  • Gen 17:7 — And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
  • Gen 24:12 — And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
  • Gen 28:13 — And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
  • Heb 11:16 — But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
  • Heb 13:8 — Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
  • Hos 12:5 — Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.
  • Hos 12:5 — Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.
  • Isa 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prin
  • Isa 26:8 — Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
  • Isa 63:12 — That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
  • Lev 24:11 — And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
  • Luke 20:37 — Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
  • Mal 3:6 — For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
  • Matt 22:32 — I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
  • Mic 4:5 — For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
  • Ps 67:6 — Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.
  • Ps 72:17 — His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
  • Ps 72:17 — His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
  • Ps 72:19 — And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
  • Ps 102:12 — But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
  • Ps 102:12 — But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
  • Ps 135:13 — Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.
  • Ps 135:13 — Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.
  • Ps 145:1 — I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.