ABSTRACT
All the names chosen in the Old Testament had a meaning that carried a message. The Bible demonstrates that the importance assigned the choice of names is by no means absurd or childish. To name is to call into life, but in the process of humanization involved it also serves to make us aware of our mortal condition. Only the Unnameable God is immortal. He is this name that we must never pronounce, since this would reduce him to something human. The plurality of the Gods, proved by their diverse names, thus leads us to discover that there is a unity among the Gods. A wife must never speak her husband's name, either in his presence or in his absence. Whereas other names are adopted for use in social life, the secret name is reserved for very special occasions such as religious ceremonies, the moment of initiation, and marriage.
