9 occurrences

'Renamed' in the Bible

Isaac re-excavated some wells that his father had first dug during his lifetime, because the Philistines had filled them with sand after Abraham's death. Isaac renamed those wells with the same names that his father had called them.

Verse ConceptsStopping WellsPeople Naming ThingsTimes Of People

Moses renamed Nun's son Hoshea to Joshua. Then he sent them out to explore the land of Canaan. He instructed them, "Go up from here through the Negev, then ascend to the hill country.

Verse Conceptsexploring

Nebo, Baal-meon (after having changed their names), and Sibmah. The cities that they rebuilt were renamed.

Manasseh's son Jair captured their towns and renamed them Havvoth-jair.

Verse ConceptsPeople Naming Things

Nobah captured Kenath and its towns and renamed it Nobah after himself.

Verse ConceptsCommemorationPeople Naming Things

The army of Judah accompanied the army of Simeon, Judah's brother, as they attacked the Canaanites who were living in Zephath, and they completely destroyed it. Then they renamed the city Hormah.

Verse ConceptsAnnihilationFighting TogetherDestruction

They renamed the city Dan, after the name of their ancestor Dan, who had been born in Israel. The former name of the city was Laish.

To this very day, they still follow the former customs: they don't fear the LORD and they don't live in accordance with the statutes, ordinances, laws, or commandments that the LORD had given to the descendants of Jacob whom he renamed Israel

Verse ConceptsOrdinancesGod Renaming PeopleFalse Religion To This DayBreaking God's LawImmigrants

because he was found to have an extraordinary spirit, knowledge, and understanding, along with an ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. His name is Daniel, whom the king renamed Belteshazzar. Call for Daniel, and he will reveal the meaning of the writing."

Verse ConceptsExplanationsMind, The HumanRiddlesIntellectual KnowledgeKnowingProper UnderstandingInterpreting LanguageHard TasksExcellenceproblemsknots

Bible Theasaurus

Rename (1 instance)
Renamed (14 instances)

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.