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Exd 3:6 — Moreover he said, I [am] the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

I am		Exd 3:14,15; Exd 4:5; Exd 29:45; Gen 12:1,7; Gen 17:7,8; Gen 26:24; Gen 28:13; Gen 31:42; Gen 32:9; 1Ki 18:36; Est 3:4; Psa 132:2; Jer 24:7; Jer 31:33; Jer 32:38; Eze 11:20; Zec 8:8; Mat 22:32; Mar 12:26; Luk 20:37; Act 7:31,32
thy father		"Though the word avicha, ""thy father,"" is here used in the singular, yet St. Stephen, quoting this passage (Act 7:32), uses the plural, [Lo Theos ton patron sou] ""the God of thy fathers;"" and that this is the meaning, the following words prove. This reading is confirmed by the Samaritan and Coptic."
hid		Gen 17:3; Jdg 13:22; 1Ki 19:13; Neh 9:9; Job 42:5,6; Psa 106:44,45; Isa 6:1-5; Dan 10:7,8; Mat 17:6; Luk 5:8; Act 7:34; Hbr 12:21; Rev 1:17

Correlating Passages

I am

	Exd 3:14	And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
	Exd 3:15	And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this [is] my name for ever, and this [is] my memorial unto all generations.
	Exd 4:5	That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
	Exd 29:45	And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.
	Gen 12:1	Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
	Gen 12:7	And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
	Gen 17:7	And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
	Gen 17:8	And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
	Gen 26:24	And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I [am] the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I [am] with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
	Gen 28:13	And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I [am] the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
	Gen 31:42	Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked [thee] yesternight.
	Gen 32:9	And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
	1Ki 18:36	And it came to pass at [the time of] the offering of the [evening] sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou [art] God in Israel, and [that] I [am] thy servant, and [that] I have done all these things at thy word.
	Est 3:4	Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he [was] a Jew.
	Psa 132:2	How he sware unto the LORD, [and] vowed unto the mighty [God] of Jacob;
	Jer 24:7	And I will give them an heart to know me, that I [am] the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
	Jer 31:33	But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
	Jer 32:38	And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
	Eze 11:20	That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
	Zec 8:8	And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
	Mat 22:32	I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
	Mar 12:26	And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I [am] the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
	Luk 20:37	Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
	Act 7:31	When Moses saw [it], he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold [it], the voice of the Lord came unto him,
	Act 7:32	[Saying], I [am] the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

thy father

Act 7:32

[Saying], I [am] the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

hid

	Gen 17:3	And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
	Jdg 13:22	And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
	1Ki 19:13	And it was [so], when Elijah heard [it], that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, [there came] a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
	Neh 9:9	And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
	Job 42:5	I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
	Job 42:6	Wherefore I abhor [myself], and repent in dust and ashes.
	Psa 106:44	Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
	Psa 106:45	And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
	Isa 6:1	In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
	Isa 6:2	Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
	Isa 6:3	And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the LORD of hosts: the whole earth [is] full of his glory.
	Isa 6:4	And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
	Isa 6:5	Then said I, Woe [is] me! for I am undone; because I [am] a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
	Dan 10:7	And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
	Dan 10:8	Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
	Mat 17:6	And when the disciples heard [it], they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
	Luk 5:8	When Simon Peter saw [it], he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
	Act 7:34	I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
	Hbr 12:21	And so terrible was the sight, [that] Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
	Rev 1:17	And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

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Scott, Thomas. "Exodus 3:6," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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