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Answer:
Traditional Jews answer that each name represents a different aspect
of G-d, similar (l'havdil) to the way the U.S. President is known as
"President," "Commander-in-Chief," "Chief Executive," or "Mr.
So-and-so" depending upon the role he's playing at the moment.
("L'havdil" denotes that the writer acknowledges a distinction between
the sacred and the secular.)
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