Why God’s Name Matters — And Why It Was Removed from Most Bibles Most people grow up reading the Bible without ever realizing something essential is missing. God has a name. And in most modern translations, it was intentionally removed. In the original Hebrew Scriptures, God’s personal name appears over 6,800 times as the Tetragrammaton: יהוה (YHWH) — commonly rendered in English as Jehovah. Yet today, in many Bibles, that name is replaced with titles like “LORD” or “GOD”—words that describe authority, not identity. Why does this matter? Because names matter. • A title can be shared. • A name identifies relationship. • Scripture itself says God’s name is meant to be known, called upon, and remembered. “This is my name forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.” When a name is removed, something personal becomes distant. Faith becomes abstract. Relationship becomes institutional. Why was the name removed? Historically, Jewish tradition began avoiding speaking the name aloud out of reverence. Over time, translators followed suit—substituting “LORD” (in all caps) wherever YHWH appeared. Later translations kept the substitution, not because the name wasn’t known, but because tradition had hardened. The result: Most readers never learn God’s name at all. The four places Jehovah’s name still remains Despite widespread removal, four verses in the King James Version still preserve God’s name in English: 1. Exodus 6:3 “I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.” 2. Psalm 83:18 “That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.” 3. Isaiah 12:2 “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.” 4. Isaiah 26:4 “Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.” These verses remain as anchors—quiet witnesses that the name was never lost, only hidden. Why this matters now Knowing God’s name isn’t about semantics. It’s about relationship over religion. • Institutions prefer titles. • Power prefers distance. • But Scripture points to a God who wants to be known, not obscured. When you know the name, you understand something deeper: • God is not an abstract force. • Not a political tool. • Not owned by any institution. Jehovah is a personal God. And names are never removed by accident. ⸻ Truth doesn’t fear names. Faith doesn’t require censorship. And what was hidden can still be found. 📜 The VV — The Veil Version 🟦 https://bettr.community #Jehovah #GodsName #BibleTruth #FaithNotInstitution #TheVeilVersion #BETTR