# Where is “I am who I am” in the Bible?

> “I am who I am” is Exodus 3:14.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/i-am-who-i-am
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

God says it to Moses from the burning bush, when Moses asks for his name.

## The verse

> 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.’”
>
> — [Exodus 3:14](https://www.lumin.faith/read/exodus/3#14) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible.

## 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.

## Common questions

### 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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