Contradiction claim
Did Abraham know the divine name YHWH?
Exodus 6:3 states that God appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as God Almighty, but was not known to them by his name YHWH. Passages in Genesis nevertheless use that name in the patriarchal narratives, including on the lips of the LORD speaking to Abraham and in a place-name Abraham gives.
Semantic ambiguityReviewedSeverity: highClassification confidence: moderateTranslation dependent
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And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:
And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.