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Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative , as in the case of Nabal , a foolish man whose name means "fool". [ 1 ] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations , or are used to illustrate prophecies .
This article includes a list of biblical proper names that start with A 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.
Smith's Bible Dictionary, originally named A Dictionary of the Bible, is a 19th-century Bible dictionary containing upwards of four thousand entries that became named after its editor, William Smith. Its popularity was such that condensed dictionaries appropriated the title, "Smith's Bible Dictionary".
The name has been popular in the Anglosphere and throughout Europe in the 21st century, as well as in other countries. [2] Its increase in popularity has been attributed to an elegant image and associations with American aviator Amelia Earhart, as well as a similarity in sound to previously popular names such as Amanda, Amy, and Emily, and to having the fashionable ia ending of other popular ...
Wycliffe's Bible still has Marie, with the modern spelling current from the 16th century, found in the Tyndale Bible (1525), Coverdale Bible (1535) and later translations. The name Mary may have originated from the Egyptian language ; it is likely derivative of the root mr , meaning "love; beloved" [ 1 ] (compare mry.t-ymn , "Merit-Amun", i.e ...
John Smith is a common personal name. It is also commonly used as a placeholder name and pseudonym , and is sometimes used in the United States and the United Kingdom as a term for an average person .
Name Birth Date Birth Place Death Date Death Place Notes Joseph Smith Sr. July 12, 1771 Topsfield, Massachusetts: September 14, 1840 Nauvoo, Illinois: Born to Asael Smith and Mary Duty. At the age of 24, he married Lucy Mack in Tunbridge, Vermont on January 24, 1795.
John Merlin Powis Smith (28 December 1866 – November 1932) was an English-born, American orientalist and biblical scholar. Smith was born in London , son of William Martin and Anne Powis Smith. He was orphaned at age five and thereafter raised by his aunt in Herefordshire and Devonshire .