El Olam — Everlasting God
אֵל עוֹלָם
The Everlasting God — the God of unbounded time, named by Abraham at Beersheba.
Named beside a planted tree — a living thing that would outlast the planter, honoring the God who outlasts all. Both traditions rest mortal shortness against this name's endless horizon.
First occurrence
Gen 21:33 — Abraham plants a tamarisk and calls on El Olam
Key passages
Isa 40:28 — 'The everlasting God, YHVH, Creator of the ends of the earth'
Ps 90:2 — 'From everlasting to everlasting, You are El'
In the Greek Scriptures
Θεὸς αἰώνιος