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Ebenezer, less commonly spelled Ebenezar, is a male given name of Hebrew origin meaning "stone of the help" (derived from the phrase Eben ha-Ezer). [1] The name is sometimes abbreviated as Eben . Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens 's A Christmas Carol has given the name a negative connotation.
C. R. Conder identified the Aphek of Eben-Ezer [5] with a khirbet "ruin" some 3.7 miles (6 km) distant from Dayr Aban (believed to be Eben-Ezer), and known by the name Marj al-Fikiya; the name al-Fikiya being an Arabic etymological variant of Aphek. [6]
Ebenezer Eben Dugbatey (born 1973), Ghanaian retired footballer; Eben Emerson, American lighthouse keeper who rescued the crew of a brig in 1865; Eben Etzebeth (born 1991), South African rugby player; Eben Fardd, bardic name of Ebenezer Thomas (1802-1863), Welsh poet; Eben Ernest Hayes (1851-1933), New Zealand engineer and inventor
The name Ebenezer means Stone of Help. With that love, came action from Thomas, who immediately began reforms to Ebenezer’s administration, the music department and building maintenance.
The English transliteration of the name Samuel gives to the stone is Ebenezer, meaning Stone of Help. The unusual word Ebenezer commonly appears in hymnal presentations of the lyrics (verse 2). Various revised versions appear in hymnals, often changing phrases or replacing the reference to Ebenezer.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preaching from his pulpit in 1960 at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Dozier Mobley/Getty ImagesThe high-stakes U.S. Senate race in Georgia catapulted ...
The name, a version of Ebenezer, is of biblical origin (1 Sam. 7:12) and means 'stone of help'. [2] References This page was last edited on 27 April 2022, at ...
Ebenezer (given name), a male given name; Ebenezer Scrooge, fictional character in A Christmas Carol; ... The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, a novel by Gerald Basil Edwards