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H3070 · Hebrew · Old Testament
יְהוָה יִרְאֶה
YHWH Yireh
Proper noun (divine name)
The LORD Will Provide

Definition

A compound divine name formed from YHWH (the personal name of God) and yireh (from raah, "to see/provide"). It occurs once in Scripture — spoken by Abraham on Mount Moriah after God provided a ram in place of Isaac — and became the name of that place as a lasting testimony to God's faithful provision.

Usage & Theological Significance

This name reveals a foundational truth about God's character: He sees human need before we perceive it and provides from His own resources. The Moriah event was a shadow of Calvary — on that same mountain range, God would provide His own Son as the final substitutionary sacrifice. Every season of desperate waiting is an invitation to trust the God who sees, who provides, and who never arrives late.

Key Bible Verses

Genesis 22:14 So Abraham called the name of that place, "The LORD will provide"; as it is said to this day, "On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided."
Genesis 22:8 Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.
Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Romans 8:32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?

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