Thematic Bible: Were named
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Children » Were named » From remarkable events
When the child grew older she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, "Because I drew him from the water."
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Abraham named his son -- whom Sarah bore to him -- Isaac.
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The Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Will I really have a child when I am old?'
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and her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (for Moses had said, "I have been a foreigner in a foreign land"), and the other Eliezer (for Moses had said, "The God of my father has been my help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh").
Children » Were named » From circumstances connected with their birth
With her dying breath, she named him Ben-Oni. But his father called him Benjamin instead.
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The first came out reddish all over, like a hairy garment, so they named him Esau.
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Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, for she said, "I experienced pain when I gave birth to him."
Children » Were named » Often by God
I then had sexual relations with the prophetess; she conceived and gave birth to a son. The Lord told me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz,
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Then the Lord said to Hosea, "Name him 'Jezreel,' because in a little while I will punish the dynasty of Jehu on account of the bloodshed in the valley of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
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She conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. Then the Lord said to him, "Name her 'No Pity' (Lo-Ruhamah) because I will no longer have pity on the nation of Israel. For I will certainly not forgive their guilt.
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Then the Lord said: "Name him 'Not My People' (Lo-Ammi), because you are not my people and I am not your God."
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Children » Were named » After relatives
On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they wanted to name him Zechariah after his father.
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They said to her, "But none of your relatives bears this name."
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