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This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with G 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.
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 .
Pages in category "Lists of biblical names" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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Names of Jesus (11 P) T. Tetragrammaton (1 C, 8 P) Y. Yahweh (3 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Names of God in Christianity" The following 14 pages are in this category ...
Lists of biblical names (26 P) Pages in category "Bible-related lists of people" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Jacob was the son of Matthan [13] and the father of Saint Joseph in the Genealogy of Jesus according to Sai Matthew.According to Sextus Julius Africanus, Heli and Jacob were step-brothers, and Heli died without having children, and his widow married his brother Jacob and bore him a child according to the law of Levirate Marriage his brother was legally the father of Saint Joseph as well. [14]
In contrast to the variety of absolute or personal names of God in the Old Testament, the New Testament uses only two, according to the International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia. From the 20th century onwards, "a number of scholars find various evidence for the name [YHWH or related form] in the New Testament. [1]