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 ==Use of the word '''יהוה''' in the Bible==
-The Hebrew word '''יהוה''' occurs 5,527 times in the Old Testament, and is most often written as capital '''LORD''' in English, and as '''Jehovah''' and '''JEHOVAH''' only 5 times.  The first and last occurence of the word LORD in the Old Testament are:
+The Hebrew word '''יהוה''' occurs 5,527 times in the Old Testament, and is most often written '''LORD''' (all capital letters) in the English Old Testament, and as '''Jehovah''' and '''JEHOVAH''' only 5 times.  The first and last occurence of the word LORD in the Old Testament are:
 :Genesis 2:4 - ''These [are] the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,''
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 :Malachi 4:5 - ''Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:''
-The Greek word "Kurius" is used in the New Testament, and its meaning is in reference to the LORD of the Old Testament. This word occurs 687 times in the New testament, and the first and last occurences of this word are:
+The Greek word translated "Lord" in the English New Testament is "Kurius", and its meaning may be in reference to Jehovah or [[Adonai]].  Adonai is also translated "Lord" (small capital letters) in the English Old Testament. Kurius word occurs 687 times in the New testament, and the first and last occurences of this word are:
 :Matthew 1:20 - ''But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.''