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The Names of God: El Shaddai

Posted on June 28, 2012 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

(el shad-di’) All-Sufficient One, Lord God Almighty Use in the Bible: In the Old Testament El Shaddai occurs 7 times. El Shaddai is first used in Gen 17:1. Strong’s Reference: 7706 El Shaddai in the Septuagint: theou saddai…God Shaddai;pantokratôr (for Shaddai)…the Almighty Meaning and Derivation:  El is another name that is translated as “God” and can be used in conjunction with other words to designate various […]

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