What is God's name? I am who I am is not a name ...

Why would it be degrading when HE asked us to call him by that name?

Rambam comments that when God spoke to Moses, God didn't pause or have breaks as mortals do when they talk to each other. In fact, Rambam says that God never really stops talking, anymore than we can suppose that God ever really started talking on the mount and/or in the voice like that of a man. God is: Holy- Holy-Holy. The ten commandments were not revealed to Moses in sentence-form and/or paragraph-form by God, according to Rambam. The commandments spoken by God to Moses were only ten words, according to Rambam. Rambam says too, that God said all ten words in the same instant. Why so much repetition of the same word? The Hebrew language is a rich and wonderful language but it has few superlatives. So to add strength to particular words, they are repeated, sometimes twice and sometimes even thrice. As God speaks, what we relate to as the ten words of the commandments, God counts the words all as one word. He is the "I" and we are only the "i". If Rambam is correct in his commentary about this matter, we see that Moses didn't hear five words at all for God's name. God has only one name!  Praise God. Selah

ever think that g-d is capable of making a single name that is ever changing, therefor not capable of being stable? math has numbers that are almost random in certain ways.  I'm willing to bet that g-d's so called name is not to be objectified or grasped and therefor is not a single name at all any more then the universe can be summarized as a singularity.  All the fights over g-d's name are humans looking to idol worship and control g-d.  you can not and you should be more humble.  The search for g-d's name is not kosher...

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rons1lady,

One of the most important names for God in the old testament is Yahweh, or Jehovah, from the verb " to be" meaning simply but profoundly, " I am who I am," and "I will be who I will be." God is the author of life and salvation. His "I am" expresses the fact that he is the infinite and original personal God who is behind everything and to whom everything must finally be traced. " I am who I am," signals the truth that nothing else defines who God is but God himself. What he says and does is who he is.

God favored his people by revealing himself by several names which offered special insight into his love and righteousness.

Jehovah/Yahweh( I am who I am), Jehovah-jireh (The Lord- Will Provide), Jehovah-nissi ( The -Lord-Is -My- Banner), Jehovah-shalom (The-Lord-Is-Peace), Jehovah-shammah (The-Lord-Is-There), Jehovah-tsebaoth ( The-Lord-Of-Hosts) Jehovah Elohe Israel (Lord-God-Of -Israel). El or Elohim( Your God), El Shaddaai (God Almighty), El Elohe Israel ( God, the God of Israel),Yisra-el (God strives).

The devine  name Yahweh is usually translated Lord in English versions of the Bible, because it became a practice  in late Old Testament Judaism not to pronounce the sacred name YHWH (Yahweh), but to say instead " my lord". In the New Testament God is known as Father.    

So you see "I am who I am" is God's name (YHWH).

God says I am the first and the last; and beside me there is no God. 

Be Blessed.

God is who He is! God has numerous names meaning anything you need Him to be, Savior, Healer, Deliverer, Waymaker etc. So whenever we cry out to God He is whatever we need at that time.