Yahweh Yireh
"Yahweh Yireh" means "The LORD will provide" or "The LORD will see to it." It comes from Abraham’s naming of the place where God provided a ram in place of Isaac.
At a Glance
"Yahweh Yireh" means "The LORD will provide" or "The LORD will see to it." It comes from Abraham’s naming of the place where God provided a ram in place of Isaac.
Description
"Yahweh Yireh" is a transliterated expression from Genesis 22:14, where Abraham names the place after God provides a ram for the offering instead of Isaac. The name is usually rendered, "The LORD will provide," though the Hebrew wording also includes the idea that the Lord sees and therefore sees to the need. In its biblical setting, the phrase is tied first to God’s specific provision of a substitute sacrifice and only by sound application to God’s faithful care more broadly. Many Christians also recognize in this event a pattern that points forward to God’s gracious provision in redemption, while being careful to distinguish the text’s direct meaning from later theological inference.