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However, the name of the gazelle is scarcely, if at all, to be found in the Bible; in its stead we read roe, hart, or deer. Like a few other names of graceful and timid animals, the word gazelle has always been in the East a term of endearment in love. It was also a woman's favourite name (1 Chronicles 8:9; 2 Kings 12:1; 2 Chronicles 24:1; Acts ...
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with J 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.
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]
The Jesus bloodline refers to the proposition that a lineal sequence of the historical Jesus has persisted, possibly to the present time. Although absent from the Gospels or historical records, the concept of Jesus having descendants has gained a presence in the public imagination, as seen with Dan Brown's 2003 best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code and its 2006 movie adaptation of the same name ...
Luke 1:31 states: "... bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS." [11] In the New Testament the name Jesus is given both in the Gospel of Luke and the Gospel of Matthew, and Emmanuel only in Matthew. In Luke 1:31 an angel tells Mary to name her child Jesus, and in Matthew 1:21 an angel tells Joseph to name the child Jesus.
Bartholomew also known as "Nathanael" Thomas also known as "Doubting Thomas" Matthew also known as "Levi" James, son of Alphaeus; Judas, son of James (a.k.a. Thaddeus or Lebbaeus) Simon the Zealot; Judas Iscariot (the traitor) Matthias [3] Others: Paul [4] Barnabas [5] Mary Magdalene (the one who discovered Jesus' empty tomb)
Jaguar has evolved from its days as a motorcycle sidecar company. Now a favorite of the UK royal family, it's latest rebrand has stoked controversy.
Bonosus was a bishop who in the late 4th century held Mary had other children after Jesus, for which the other bishops of his province condemned him. [48] Important orthodox theologians such as Hippolytus [ 49 ] (170–235), Eusebius (260/265–339/340) and Epiphanius (c. 310/320–403) defended the perpetual virginity of Mary.