11 Bible Verses about People Naming People
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And the man said, "{She is now} bone from my bones and flesh from my flesh; {she} shall be called 'Woman,' for {she was taken} from man."
And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
Then he said, "{Isn't that why he is named Jacob}? He has deceived me these two times. He took my birthright and, look, now he has taken my blessing!" Then he said, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?"
The angel who redeemed me from all evil, may he bless the boys. And through them let my name be perpetuated, and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac. And let them multiply into many in the midst of the earth.
And seven women shall grasp at one man on that day, saying, "We will eat our own bread, and we will wear our own clothing; only {let us be called by your name}! Take away our disgrace!"
And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi." And they called his name Obed. He [was] the father of Jesse, the father of David.
They were reckoned also [as] Rephaim as the Anakites [were]; but the Moabites called them Emim.
(It is also considered the land of Rephaim; Rephaim lived in it {previously}, and the Ammonites called them Zamzummim,
And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were wanting to name him {after} his father Zechariah.
And they said to her, "There is no one of your relatives who is called by this name."
Bible Theasaurus
- Naming (22 instances)