'Named' in the Bible

He named it "The Palace of the Lebanon Forest"; it was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams above the pillars.

Tahpenes' sister gave birth to his son, named Genubath. Tahpenes raised him in Pharaoh's palace; Genubath grew up in Pharaoh's palace among Pharaoh's sons.

Jeroboam son of Nebat, one of Solomon's servants, rebelled against the king. He was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah.

With the authority of the Lord he cried out against the altar, "O altar, altar! This is what the Lord says, 'Look, a son named Josiah will be born to the Davidic dynasty. He will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer sacrifices on you. Human bones will be burned on you.'"

Now Rehoboam son of Solomon ruled in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. His mother was an Ammonite woman named Naamah.

Rehoboam passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His mother was an Ammonite named Naamah. His son Abijah replaced him as king.

He purchased the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver. He launched a construction project there and named the city he built after Shemer, the former owner of the hill of Samaria.

Two sons were born to Eber: the first was named Peleg, for during his lifetime the earth was divided; his brother's name was Joktan.

Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah; she was Onam's mother.

Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

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."

These who are named above were the leaders of their clans. Their extended families increased greatly in numbers.

They allotted these previously named cities from the territory of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Maacah, Makir's wife, gave birth to a son, whom she named Peresh. His brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

He had sexual relations with his wife; she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah because tragedy had come to his family.

He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right side and the other on the left. He named the one on the right Jachin, and the one on the left Boaz.

She bore him sons named Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.

King Rehoboam solidified his rule in Jerusalem; he was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. Rehoboam's mother was an Ammonite named Naamah.

I gave instructions that Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a certain Levite named Pedaiah be put in charge of the storerooms, and that Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, be their assistant, for they were regarded as trustworthy. It was then their responsibility to oversee the distribution to their colleagues.

The first daughter he named Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-Happuch.

A musical composition by David, which he sang to the Lord concerning a Benjaminite named Cush. O Lord my God, in you I have taken shelter. Deliver me from all who chase me! Rescue me!

But he only got as far as the Benjamin Gate. There an officer in charge of the guards named Irijah, who was the son of Shelemiah and the grandson of Hananiah, stopped him. He seized Jeremiah and said, "You are deserting to the Babylonians!"

the gates of the city will be named for the tribes of Israel; there will be three gates to the north: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi.

But the overseer of the court officials renamed them. He gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar, Hananiah he named Shadrach, Mishael he named Meshach, and Azariah he named Abednego.

but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother named Mary? And aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

Then one of the twelve, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

At that time they had in custody a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.

As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.

Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.

He appointed twelve (whom he named apostles), so that they would be with him and he could send them to preach

Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came up, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet.

A man named Barabbas was imprisoned with rebels who had committed murder during an insurrection.

During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.

But his mother replied, "No! He must be named John."

At the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him.

When morning came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:

Simon (whom he named Peter), and his brother Andrew; and James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,

Then a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue, came up. Falling at Jesus' feet, he pleaded with him to come to his house,

Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest.

She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what he said.

But at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus whose body was covered with sores,

Now a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collector and was rich.

While he was still speaking, suddenly a crowd appeared, and the man named Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He walked up to Jesus to kiss him.

Now there was a man named Joseph who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man.

Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who doesn't know the things that have happened there in these days?"

Now a certain man, a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council,

Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

Now a man named Ananias, together with Sapphira his wife, sold a piece of property.

When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Now in that city was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic and amazing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.

Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias," and he replied, "Here I am, Lord."

Then the Lord told him, "Get up and go to the street called 'Straight,' and at Judas' house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,

and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again."

He found there a man named Aeneas who had been confined to a mattress for eight years because he was paralyzed.

Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which in translation means Dorcas). She was continually doing good deeds and acts of charity.

So Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a man named Simon, a tanner.

Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort.

Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is called Peter.

This man is staying as a guest with a man named Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea."

One of them, named Agabus, got up and predicted by the Spirit that a severe famine was about to come over the whole inhabited world. (This took place during the reign of Claudius.)

When he knocked at the door of the outer gate, a slave girl named Rhoda answered.

When they had crossed over the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

He also came to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple named Timothy was there, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but whose father was a Greek.

A woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, a God-fearing woman, listened to us. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying.

and Jason has welcomed them as guests! They are all acting against Caesar's decrees, saying there is another king named Jesus!"

But some people joined him and believed. Among them were Dionysius, who was a member of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome. Paul approached them,

Then Paul left the synagogue and went to the house of a person named Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.

Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent speaker, well-versed in the scriptures.

(Now seven sons of a man named Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this.)

For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought a great deal of business to the craftsmen.

A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep while Paul continued to speak for a long time. Fast asleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

While we remained there for a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

A man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who live there,

After five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought formal charges against Paul to the governor.

Rather they had several points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a man named Jesus who was dead, whom Paul claimed to be alive.

When it was decided we would sail to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius.

Now in the region around that place were fields belonging to the chief official of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us hospitably as guests for three days.

And in this way I desire to preach where Christ has not been named, so as not to build on another person's foundation,

far above every rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

from whom every family in heaven and on the earth is named.