names of God
Some of the titles of God are names, others attributes.
It is not always easy to distinguish between them.
The following are found in Holy Scripture:
- Almighty, Genesis 17:1
- Benign, II Esdras 9:17
- Blessed, Genesis 14:20
- Creator, II Machabees 1:24
- Everlasting, Isaiah 40:28
- Father, Matthew 6:9
- First and Last, Isaiah 44:6
- God of Peace, Romans 15:33
- God of Vengeance, Psalm 93:1
- Great, Psalm 76:14
- Helper, Isaiah 50:9
- Hidden, Isaiah 45:15
- Holy, Apocalypse 4:8
- Hope, Romans 15:13
- I am who am, Exodus 3:14
- Immortal, 1 Timothy 1:17
- Invisible, Colossians 1:15
- Jealous, Exodus 20:5
- Judge, Psalm 7:12
- Just, Isaiah 45:21
- Life Eternal, I John 5:20
- Living God, Daniel 6:26
- Lord of Hosts, Isaiah 5:7
- Lord, Psalm 117:27
- Merciful, Exodus 34:6
- Most High, Luke 1:32
- Most Strong, Genesis 46:3
- Protector, Psalm 30:3
- Redeemer, Psalm 18:15
- Salvation, Apocalypse 19:1
- Saviour, Psalm 24:5
- Spirit, John 4:24
- Strength, Apocalypse 7:12
- True, Jeremiah 10:10
In his celebrated treatise, The Names of God (New York, 1912), Lessius has many others, not taken from Scripture but principally from the liturgy, with brief explanations.
New Catholic Dictionary
