I AM

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I AM is a divine self-designation in the Bible, especially in God’s revelation to Moses, emphasizing God’s eternal, self-existent nature.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
"I AM WHO I AM" 1
I AM canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical concept
divine self-designation
theophoric title
appearsIn Book of Exodus
Bible
surface form: Christian Bible

Exodus 3:14
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
associatedWith divine name
YHWH
surface form: tetragrammaton YHWH
contextOf burning bush narrative
describes God’s eternal nature
God’s self-existence
God’s unchanging being
echoedIn Gospel of John
New Testament "I am" sayings of Jesus
hasChristologicalUse yes
hasOriginalForm Ehyeh asher ehyeh
influenced Christian doctrine of God
Jewish doctrine of God
interpretedBy Church Fathers
medieval theologians
modern biblical scholars
rabbinic commentators
language Hebrew
linkedTo Shaddai
surface form: God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

covenant identity of God
divine presence
relatedTo Lord
YHWH
religiousTradition Christianity
Islamic discussions of biblical names of God
Judaism
revealedTo Moses
theologicalTheme divine aseity
divine eternity
divine immanence
divine self-revelation
divine transcendence
translatedAs I AM THAT I AM
I AM WHO I AM
I WILL BE WHAT I WILL BE
usedBy God
usedIn Christian liturgy
Christian theology
Jewish liturgy
Jewish theology
biblical exegesis
systematic theology

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

God hasTitle I AM
YHWH selfRevelation I AM
this entity surface form: "I AM WHO I AM"