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God

Also called LORD, Father, Almighty, Holy, GOD, Saviour, JEHOVAH, Judge, Fathers, Ancient

Mentioned in 8,587 verses across 64 books, first in James 1:1. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

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In the Bible

All 15 verses in James, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

James

  • James 1:1

    James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.

  • James 1:5

    Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

  • James 1:13

    When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

  • James 1:17

    Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

  • James 1:20

    for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

  • James 1:27

    Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

  • James 2:1

    My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.

  • James 2:5

    Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

  • James 2:19

    You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

  • James 2:23

    And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.

  • James 3:9

    With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

  • James 4:4

    You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

  • James 4:6

    But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

  • James 4:7

    Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

  • James 4:8

    Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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Events

Events the dataset lists God as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

  1. c. 4004 BC
    Creation of all thingsGenesis 1:1–2:3
  2. c. 4004 BC
    Creation of Adam and EveGenesis 2:4–25 · at Eden
  3. c. 4004 BC
    The FallGenesis 3:1–24 · at Eden
  4. c. 3875 BC
    God curses CainGenesis 4:11–16 · at Eden, Nod
  5. c. 2468 BC
    God decides to destroy every living thingGenesis 6:1–7
  6. c. 2400 BC
    God instructs Noah to build the arkGenesis 6:8–7:5
  7. c. 2347 BC
    God makes a covenant with NoahGenesis 8:20–9:17
  8. c. 1921 BC
    Abrahamic CovenantGenesis 12:1–3
  9. c. 1897 BC
    Sodom DestroyedGenesis 18:20–19:29 · at Sodom, Gomorrah
  10. c. 1491 BC
    Ten Commandments GivenExodus 19:1–20:17 · at Mount Sinai
  11. no date
    The Holy Spirit is promisedActs 1:4–5 · at Olivet
  12. no date
    Jesus ascends to HeavenActs 1:6–11 · at Olivet

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning to be strong; (2) of ’Eloah_, plural _’Elohim. The singular form, Eloah, is used only in poetry. The plural form is more commonly used in all parts of the Bible, The Hebrew word Jehovah (q.v.), the only other word generally employed to denote the Supreme Being, is uniformly rendered in the Authorized Version by “LORD,” printed in small capitals. The existence of God is taken for granted in the Bible. There is nowhere any argument to prove it. He who disbelieves this truth is spoken of as one devoid of understanding (Ps. 14:1).

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