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Where is “I am who I am” in the Bible?
“I am who I am” is Exodus 3:14. God says it to Moses from the burning bush, when Moses asks for his name.
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It is Exodus 3:14.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
God says it to Moses from the burning bush, when Moses asks for his name.
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God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” Then he said, “This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I Am has sent me to you.’”
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What it means there
The name says that God simply is: he does not depend on anything else. The name Yahweh, written “the LORD” in most English Bibles, comes from the same Hebrew verb.
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Where is “I am who I am” in the Bible?
“I am who I am” is Exodus 3:14. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. God says it to Moses from the burning bush, when Moses asks for his name.
Is “I am who I am” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Exodus 3:14. In the Lumin Translation, Exodus 3:14 reads: “God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” Then he said, “This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I Am has sent me to you.’””
Who said “I am who I am”?
God says it to Moses from the burning bush, when Moses asks for his name.
What does “I am who I am” mean in the Bible?
The name says that God simply is: he does not depend on anything else. The name Yahweh, written “the LORD” in most English Bibles, comes from the same Hebrew verb.
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