El HaKavod — God of Glory
אֵל הַכָּבוֹד
The God of Glory, whose voice thunders over the waters.
Kavod means weight — glory as substance, not shine. Psalm 29's sevenfold 'voice of YHVH' storms under this name; Stephen reaches for the same phrase to open the last sermon of his life.
First occurrence
Ps 29:3 — 'El HaKavod thunders'
Key passages
Acts 7:2 — Stephen: 'The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham'
In the Greek Scriptures
Θεὸς τῆς δόξης
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