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The team discovered that within the King James Version Bible, a total of 3,418 distinct names were identified. Among these, 1,940 names pertain to individuals, 1,072 names refer to places, 317 names denote collective entities or nations, and 66 names are allocated to miscellaneous items such as months, rivers, or pagan deities.
"Names for the Nameless", in The Oxford Companion to the Bible, Bruce M. Metzger and Michael D. Coogan, editors. ISBN 0-19-504645-5; Ilan, Tal. “Biblical Women’s Names in the Apocryphal Traditions.” Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 6, no. 11 (1993): 3–67. "The Poem of the Man God", Centro Editoriale Valtortiano srl, Maria ...
The names and origins of the Magi are never given in scripture, but have been provided by various traditions and legends. [29] Among Western Christians, the earliest and most common names are: Melchior (/ ˈ m ɛ l k i ɔːr /; [30] also Melichior). [31] Caspar (/ ˈ k æ s p ər / or / ˈ k æ s p ɑːr /; [32] also Gaspar, Jaspar, Jaspas ...
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl".It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Old Iranian. [1] It has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages.
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with M in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
The names are mentioned together in Ezekiel chapter 38, where Gog is an individual and Magog is his land. [1] The meaning of the name Gog remains uncertain, and in any case, the author of the Ezekiel prophecy seems to attach no particular importance to it. [1]
Village name during the kingdoms of Israel, Judah until the Siege of Jerusalem (930 BC to 587 BC): Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤌 [1] [2] Pronunciation: Bayawt Lahawm Meaning: House of Bread Village name from 587 BC through the time of Christ: Aramaic: בית לחם Pronunciation: Beit Lekhem Meaning: House of Bread Beth Shemesh: Village
Lockyer, Herbert, All the women of the Bible, Zondervan Publishing 1988, ISBN 0-310-28151-2; Lockyer, Herbert, All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible, Zondervan Publishing 1988, ISBN 0-310-28041-9; Tischler, Nancy M., All things in the Bible: an encyclopedia of the biblical world , Greenwood Publishing, Westport, Conn.: 2006 ISBN 0-313 ...