'Named' in the Bible

Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (Hebron was formerly named Kiriath-arba). They struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

From there they marched against the residents of Debir (Debir was formerly named Kiriath-sepher).

Judah went with his brother Simeon, struck the Canaanites who were living in Zephath, and completely destroyed the town. So they named the town Hormah.

They sent spies to Bethel (the town was formerly named Luz).

Then the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a town, and named it Luz. That is its name to this day.

So they named that place Bochim and offered sacrifices there to the Lord.

His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.

So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the Lord blessed him.

When he finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone and named that place Ramath-lehi.

So God split a hollow place in the ground at Lehi, and water came out of it. After Samson drank, his strength returned, and he revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, which is in Lehi to this day.

Some time later, he fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley.

There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim named Micah.

They named the city Dan, after the name of their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel. The city was formerly named Laish.