Bible Commentaries
Exodus 6

Gann's Commentary on the BibleGann on the Bible

Verse 3

Exodus 6:3

Not known -- This may not necessiarly mean the name YHWH was not known, but simply that Abraham and such didn’t know God by this kind of power!

JFB "though the name was ancient, and known to the patriarchs, its full meaning was not known to them, and so God was not manifested to them by it."

Bibliographical Information
Gann, Windell. "Commentary on Exodus 6". Gann's Commentary on the Bible. https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/gbc/exodus-6.html. 2021.