Abba God's Love for Us (in Hebrew Words) -- Aheb (Affectionate Love and Friendship Love)

Aheb (aw-hab') in Deuteronomy 7:13

Deuteronomy 7:12-13 -- “[12] Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:

(The prodigal son is embraced by his father. See Luke 15.
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[13] And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.”

The word love is aheb (aw-hab') in Hebrew. According to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, the Hebrew word aheb (Strong’s #157) includes "... beloved like, friend ... to have affection for ..." in its definition.

The NAS Exhaustive Concordance includes "dearly love", "shows love", "lover", and "beloved" in its definition of aheb.

God is a Christian's Lover. He has affection for us and considers us (each Christian) to be His friend. We are beloved of Abba God. Since Abba God loves us, He shows his love to us (and we will feel His love if we look to Him and turn from idols).

(Abba Father God showed his love for us by sending
Jesus Christ to be the sacrificial Lamb,
 who came to die for our sins,
and rise from the dead,
to cleanse us from sin by His blood.
See Romans 5 and John 1:29.)

➽ Note: Read the book of Galatians if you feel (the wrong belief) that you "have to" do work for God to love you or to meet your needs. We do not work for God to love us. He loved us before we even existed (Psalm 139, John 3:16). Also, read Galatians if you feel that you have to observe the Jewish feast days and Old Testament dietary restrictions.


➽ We need to focus on who God is and place into His hands the lies we have believed about Him (2 Corinthians 10:5). God is love, according to 1 John 4:16. He has great, longing, personal, tender, delighting-in-us, affectionate phileó love for believers (if we love Jesus. See John 16:27). But, He also has great, benevolent, affectionate agapé love, which is unconditional love, both for born-again Christians and lost souls (John 3:16).

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Learn about God's other types of love in:

See Abba God's Love for Us (in Hebrew Words) -- Checed (Lovingkindness)

See Abba God's Love for Us (in Hebrew Words) -- Aheb (Affectionate Love and Friendship Love)

See Abba God's Love for Us (in Hebrew Words) -- Chabab (cherishing, affectionate, embracing love)

See Abba God's Love for Us (in Hebrew Words) -- Chashaq (Desire, Delight, Be Attached To, Affection, Love)

See Abba God's Love for Us (in Greek and Hebrew Words) -- Phileó and Koinónia and Natsar

➠ If you would like to know Abba God the Father and Jesus Christ (God the Son), and be saved from sin, click here to read more.