15 Bible Verses about People Renaming People

And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah. And he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potipherah, priest of On, for his wife. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.

These were the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Joshua.

And on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him because he has thrown down his altar.

And she said to them, Do not call me Naomi, call me Mara. For the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

And Pharaoh-necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of Josiah his father. And he changed his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away. And he came to Egypt and died there.

And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, his father's brother, king in his place. And he changed his name to Zedekiah.

And it happened on the next day, Pashur brought Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, Jehovah has not called your name Pashur, but Terror from All Around.

to whom the ruler of the eunuchs gave names. For he called Daniel, Belteshazzar; and Hananiah, Shadrach; and Mishael, Meshach; and Azariah, Abednego.

And Joses, who was surnamed Barnabas by the apostles (which is, being translated, The son of consolation), a Levite, a Cypriot by race,

And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus saw him, He said, You are Simon the son of Jonah; you shall be called Cephas (which translated is, A stone).

And He put on Simon the name Peter.

And He put on James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, the names Boanerges, which is, the Sons of Thunder.

Then Saul (who is also Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, set his eyes on him

And of the sons of the priests, the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of Barzillai (who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name).

And of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of Barzillai, who took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.