Likewise,
the Old Testament associates three other names with Elohim, the usual name for
God.
1.
EL ELYON, translated Most High or most high God. cf. Genesis 14:18, where the most high God is possessor
of heaven and earth.
2.
EL OLAM, translated the everlasting God. cf. Genesis 21:33. The name means literally God of
the ages or the eternal God.
3.
EL SHADDAI, translated Almighty God. cf. Genesis 17:1. Scofield thinks that Shaddai is derived
from the Hebrew shad (breast), and therefore speaks of God as Nourisher
and Sustainer. He thinks the name could better be translated All-sufficient instead
of Almighty. See his footnote on Genesis 17:1. Others derive the word from the Hebrew Shadad (powerful).
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