Hebrew Adonai (אֲדֹנָי). Used independently as reverent address; substituted for the Tetragrammaton in Jewish reading practice. NT continuity: the Greek Kyrios in Kyrios Iēsous (Rom 10:9 — "Jesus is Lord") carries the Septuagintal weight of standing in for YHWH.
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John Calvin
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1. The word of the Lord came. When Abram's affairs were prosperous and were proceeding according to his wish, this vision might seem to be superfluous; especially since the Lord commands his servant, as one sorrowful and afflicted with fear, to be of good courage. Therefore certain writers conjecture, that…
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