Bible Question: when did ABRAM AND SARAI NAME CHANGE AND WHY? |
Bible Answer: lisakb Having done extensive study in covenant relationships and in blood covenants in particular, name changes was required. Example if Smith and Jones was making a covenant, Smith would be hence forth known as Smithjones and Jones would be Jonessmith. Much like today and the bride taking the grooms name. Abram and Sarai both had the Hebrew "H" appended to their names. It is actually a sound rather than a letter, sort of a guttural "H" sound. This sound in Hebrew signified that the object to which it was attached BELONGED to God. In a like manner God took the name God of Abraham. Abraham's and Sarah's name change takes place in Genesis 17 where the covenant promises are being given. God became known as the God of Abraham which was later appended to include Isaac and Jacob. EdB |
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