27 Bible Verses about People Naming Things

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Genesis 2:19-20

And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim had formed every animal of the field and all fowl of the heavens, and brought them to Man, to see what he would call them; and whatever Man called each living soul, that was its name. And Man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but as for Adam, he found no helpmate, his like.

Ecclesiastes 6:10

That which is hath already been named; and what man is, is known, and that he cannot contend with him that is mightier than he.

Psalm 49:11

Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever,their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.

Exodus 16:15

And the children of Israel saw it, and said one to another, What is it? for they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which Jehovah has given you to eat.

Exodus 16:31

And the house of Israel called its name Manna; and it was like coriander-seed, white; and the taste of it was like cake with honey.

Genesis 4:17

And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city; and he called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch.

Numbers 32:41

And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took their hamlets, and called them Havoth-Jair.

Deuteronomy 3:14

Jair the son of Manasseh took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and called Bashan after his own name, Havoth-Jair, to this day.)

Numbers 32:42

And Nobah went and took Kenath, and its dependent villages, and called it Nobah, after his name.

2 Samuel 12:28

And now gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city and take it: lest I take the city and it be called by my name.

Genesis 26:18

And Isaac dug again the wells of water that they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and that the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham; and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

Genesis 21:31

Therefore he called that place Beer-sheba, because there they had sworn, both of them.

Genesis 28:19

And he called the name of that place Beth-el; but the name of that city was Luz at the first.

Genesis 35:15

And Jacob called the name of the place where God had talked with him, Beth-el.

Genesis 33:20

And there he set up an altar, and called it El-Elohe-Israel.

Judges 6:24

Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it, The LORD is peace. To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiez'rites.

Exodus 15:23

And they came to Marah, and could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore the name of it was called Marah.

Deuteronomy 3:9

(the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir):

Joshua 19:47

And the border of the children of Dan ended with these; and the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and took possession of it, and dwelt in it, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

2 Samuel 5:9

So David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from the Millo and inward.

Matthew 27:8

Wherefore that field has been called Blood-field unto this day.

1 Kings 7:21

And he set up the pillars for the porch of the temple; and he set up the right pillar, and called its name Jachin; and he set up the left pillar, and called its name Boaz.

2 Samuel 18:18

Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a monument, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance; and he called the monument after his own name; and it is called unto this day, Absalom's memorial.

Genesis 26:20

But the shepherds of Gerar strove with Isaac's shepherds, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they had quarrelled with him.

Genesis 26:22

And he removed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive for that. And he called the name of it Rehoboth, and said, For now Jehovah has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

Genesis 26:21

And they dug another well, and they strove for that also; and he called the name of it Sitnah.

Genesis 26:33

And he called it Shebah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.

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