Thematic Bible: Were named
Thematic Bible
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Children » Were named » From circumstances connected with their birth
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Children » Were named » After relatives
And it happened on the eighth day [i.e., since the baby was born] that they came to circumcise the child [i.e., to perform the Jewish rite of identity, signifying the responsibility to observe the law of Moses]. And they [i.e., probably the neighbors and/or relatives of Elizabeth and Zacharias] suggested that they name him Zacharias, after his father.
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And they replied to her, " [But] there are not any of your relatives named that."
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