11 Bible Verses about People Naming People

Then the man said, "This one at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man."

Abraham named his son -- whom Sarah bore to him -- Isaac.

Esau exclaimed, "'Jacob' is the right name for him! He has tripped me up two times! He took away my birthright, and now, look, he has taken away my blessing!" Then he asked, "Have you not kept back a blessing for me?"

the Angel who has protected me from all harm -- bless these boys. May my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude on the earth."

Seven women will grab hold of one man at that time. They will say, "We will provide our own food, we will provide our own clothes; but let us belong to you -- take away our shame!"

The neighbor women named him, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi." They named him Obed. Now he became the father of Jesse -- David's father!

These people, as well as the Anakites, are also considered Rephaites; the Moabites call them Emites.

(That also is considered to be a land of the Rephaites. The Rephaites lived there originally; the Ammonites call them Zamzummites.

So they made signs to the baby's father, inquiring what he wanted to name his son.

On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they wanted to name him Zechariah after his father.

They said to her, "But none of your relatives bears this name."