Exodus 34:6
Hebrew Bible
5 The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed the Lord by name. 6 The Lord passed by before him and proclaimed: “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness, 7 keeping loyal love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin. But he by no means leaves the guilty unpunished, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children and children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.” 8 Moses quickly bowed to the ground and worshiped
Date: 5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition) (based on scholarly estimates)
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Nehemiah 1:5
Hebrew Bible
4 When I heard these things I sat down abruptly, crying and mourning for several days. I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven. 5 Then I said, “Please, O Lord God of heaven, great and awesome God, who keeps his loving covenant with those who love him and obey his commandments, 6 may your ear be attentive and your eyes be open to hear the prayer of your servant that I am praying to you today throughout both day and night on behalf of your servants the Israelites. I am confessing the sins of the Israelites that we have committed against you—both I myself and my family have sinned.
Date: 4th Century B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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"... Two prayers in the book of Nehemiah resemble the language of Solomon’s prayer and the Divine Name Proclamation (DNP). Upon hearing of Jerusalem’s desolate state from a fellow Jew, Nehemiah began his supplication as Daniel had: (“Alas YHWH, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps the covenant and kindness to those who love him and keep his commands,” Nehemiah 1:5). The divine name appears first and the words אָרוֹנַּהְו לוֹדָגַּה לֵאָה םִיַמָשַּׁה יֵהֹלֱא offer commentary on the name. Nehemiah’s peculiar use of םִיַמָשַּׁה יֵהֹלֱא accords with common references to the gods in the Persian era. Nehemiah began his confession (הֶדַּוְתִמוּ, Nehemiah 1:6) with a proclamation of YHWH’s character, urging YHWH to be faithful to his promises and build up Jerusalem. Specifically, Nehemiah asked for a compassionate response from the king (וּהֵנְתוּ הֶּזַה שׁיִאָה יֵנְפִל םיִמֲחַרְל, Nehemiah 1:11) ..."
Surls, Austin
Making Sense of the Divine Name in the Book of Exodus: From Etymology to Literary Onomastics
(p. 171) Eisenbrauns, 2017
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