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Jehovah-Yireh יְהוָה יִרְאֶה Jehovah yireh

'Jehovah sees / provides' — the name Abraham gives Moriah after the ram (22:14), sealing the chapter's pun: yireh (he will see to it, v8) and yera'eh (it is seen to, v14) are one root, ra'ah, 'to see.' English 'provide' carries the same logic (Latin pro-videre, 'to see ahead'). It joins Hagar's El Roi, 'the God who sees' (16:13). KJV 'Jehovah-jireh.' → first discussed at Gen 22:14