27 Bible Verses about People Naming Things

Then Jehovah God formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to let him name them. Whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But no suitable helper was found for Adam.

That which exists is named already. It is known and he cannot dispute with the one that is mightier than he.

Inwardly they think their houses are forever, their dwelling place to all generations. So they named their lands after themselves.

When the children of Israel saw, they said to one another: What is this? For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them: This is the bread Jehovah has given you to eat.

The house of Israel called its name manna. It was like coriander seed, white in color. It tasted like wafers made with honey.

Cain had intercourse with his wife. She became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Later Cain built a city. He named it after his son Enoch.

Then Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, captured the settlements in Gilead. He called them Havvoth Jair.

Jair, from the tribe of Manasseh, took the entire region of Argob, that is, Bashan, as far as the border of Geshur and Maacah. He named the villages after himself, and they are still known as the villages of Jair.

Nobah captured Kenath and its villages. He named it Nobah after himself.

Assemble the rest of the troops. Surround the city and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city. Then it will be named after me.

Then Isaac dug the water wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham. The Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham. He gave them the same names his father had given them.

Therefore he called that place Beer-sheba, because there the two of them took an oath.

He named that place Bethel (House of God). Previously, the name of the city was Luz.

Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him Bethel (House of God).

He set up an altar there and named it God, the God of Israel.

Gideon built an altar to Jehovah there and named it: Jehovah is Peace. (Jehovah-shalom) It is still standing at Ophrah and belongs to the clan of Abiezer.

When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water because it tasted bitter. That is why the place was called Marah (Bitter Place).

Mount Hermon is called Mount Sirion by the people of Sidon. The Amorites call it Mount Senir.

The boundary of the children of Dan went too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, put it to the sword and occupied it. They lived there and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built the city of Jerusalem around it from the stronghold (citadel) to the palace.

This is the reason the field was named Field of Blood.

Huram placed these two copper columns in front of the entrance of the Temple. The column on the south side was named Jachin and the one on the north was named Boaz.

During his lifetime Absalom built a monument for himself in King's Valley. He had no son to keep his name alive. So he named it after himself. To this day it is known as Absalom's Monument.

The herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac. They said: The water is ours! So he named the well Esek, because they argued with him.

He moved on from there and dug another well. They did not quarrel over this one. So he named it Rehoboth (Roomy). He said: Now Jehovah has made room for us. We will prosper in this land.

They dug another well. And they quarreled over that one too. So Isaac named it Sitnah (Accusation).

Isaac named the well Shibah. The town is still called Beer-sheba.