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Boreh — Creator

בּוֹרֵא

Boreh — pronounced bo-RAY · appears ~10 (participle of God) times · Strong's H1254

The Creator — the participle of bara, the verb reserved in Scripture for God's making alone.

Bara never takes a human subject in Scripture — creating from nothing belongs to one Name. Isaiah wields the title against despair: the Boreh of earth's ends does not faint; He creates anew. Both traditions end their Bibles with Him still creating.

First occurrence

Isa 40:28 — 'The everlasting God, YHVH, Boreh of the ends of the earth'

Key passages

Eccl 12:1 — 'Remember your Boreh in the days of your youth'

Isa 43:15 — 'I am YHVH your Holy One, Boreh of Israel, your King'

Isa 65:17 — 'Behold, I create new heavens and a new earth'

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