'Naming' in the Bible

Naming the light, Day, and the dark, Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

Male and female he made them, naming them Man, and giving them his blessing on the day when they were made.

And there he put up an altar, naming it El, the God of Israel.

And there he made an altar, naming the place El-beth-el: because it was there he had the vision of God when he was in flight from his brother.

And Jair, the son of Manasseh, went and took the towns of Gilead, naming them Havvoth-Jair.

And Nobah went and took Kenath and its small towns, naming it Nobah, after himself.

Jair, the son of Manasseh, took all the land of Argob, as far as the country of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, naming it, Bashan, Havvoth-Jair after himself, as it is to this day.)

And he went into the land of the Hittites, building a town there and naming it Luz: which is its name to this day.

Then Samuel took a stone and put it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah, naming it Eben-ezer, and saying, Up to now the Lord has been our help.

So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.

Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.

He put up the pillars at the doorway of the Temple, naming the one on the right Jachin, and that on the left Boaz.

He got the hill Samaria from Shemer for the price of two talents of silver, and he made a town there, building it on the hill and naming it Samaria, after Shemer the owner of the hill.

He put to the sword twelve thousand men of Edom in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela in war, naming it Joktheel, as it is to this day.

He put up the pillars in front of the Temple, one on the right side and one on the left, naming the one on the right Jachin and that on the left Boaz.

But now, says the Lord your Maker, O Jacob, and your life-giver, O Israel: have no fear, for I have taken up your cause; naming you by your name, I have made you mine.

So I took care of the flock of death, for those who made profit out of the flock; and I took for myself two rods, naming one Beautiful, and the other Bands; and I took care of the flock.