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I remember the first time i got high, I am not glamorizing or approving drugs!, but i thought I was invincible. I thought I could walk on water, then i met God. Mind you when I met Him, I had been “saved” since I was 12, sometime had passed before my first encounter with Him. Let’s just say I was no longer concerned about being high or using drugs ever again!!!

In disscussing the names of God my hope is that we all have such an encounter with God. To know every aspect possible of the One who loves us more than anyone on the face of the earth. It is my hope that with each new name discovered that you discover another side, another part of His personality, another area of interest. I have discovered that you cannot trust anyone that you do not know, so lets get to know Him.

(el el-yone’)
The Most High God

Use in the Bible: In the Old Testament El Elyon occurs 28 times. It occurs 19 times in Psalms. El Elyon is first used in Gen 14:18.

Variant spellings: None

TWOT Reference: 1624g, 1624h

Strong’s Reference: 5945

El Elyon in the Septuagint: ho theos ho hupsistos — the God most high

Meaning and Derivation: El is another name that is translated as “God” and can be used in conjunction with other words to designate various aspects of God’s character. Elyon literally means “Most High” and is used both adjectivally and substantivally throughout the Old Testament. It expresses the extreme sovereignty and majesty of God and His highest preeminence. When the two words are combined — El Elyon — it can be translated as “the most exalted God.”(Psa 57:2)

Further references of the name El Elyon in the Old Testament: Gen 14:18; Gen 14:19; Gen 14:20; Gen 14:22; Psa 57:2; Psa 78:35