Domenichino, Landscape with Moses and the Burning Bush — God appears at named places
Jehovah-Jireh
'The LORD will provide' — the name Abraham gave the place on Mount Moriah where God provided a ram in place of Isaac. The first of the compound YHWH-names.
Jehovah-Jireh (YHWH Yireh, יְהוָה יִרְאֶה) means 'the LORD sees', and so 'the LORD will see to it' or 'the LORD will provide'. It is the name Abraham gives to the place on Mount Moriah where God interrupts the sacrifice of Isaac and provides a ram caught in a thicket as a substitute (Genesis 22:14). The narrator notes that 'to this day it is said, On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided' — turning a single act into a proverb. Jehovah-Jireh is the first of a small group of compound YHWH-names in the Hebrew Bible, alongside YHWH-Nissi ('the LORD is my banner', Exodus 17:15), YHWH-Shalom ('the LORD is peace', Judges 6:24), and YHWH-Tsidkenu ('the LORD our righteousness', Jeremiah 23:6). Each one anchors a particular act of God to a place or moment of revelation.
“Jehovah-Jireh.” Atlas. Accessed 2026. https://fcbh-atlas.vercel.app/en/concept/jehovah-jireh
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Ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates in southern Mesopotamia. Abraham's birthplace, called 'Ur of the Chalde…
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Mountain in the southern Sinai peninsula where Moses received the Ten Commandments and the Torah from God.
- figureAbraham
Father of the Hebrew people. Called from Ur to Canaan and given the covenant promise. Lived around 2000 BC.
- figureMoses
Hebrew prophet who led Israel out of Egypt and received the Law on Mount Sinai. Lived around 1300 BC.
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