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Lois (biblical figure) Rembrandt, Timothy and his Grandmother, 1648. According to the New Testament, Lois was the grandmother of Timothy. According to extrabiblical tradition, she was born into the Jewish faith, and later accepted Christianity along with her daughter Eunice. Her only biblical mention is in 2 Timothy 1:5, where the author tells ...
Meaning. uncertain; allegedly "desirable, agreeable". Other names. Derived. From the original Greek Λωΐς. Lois is a common English name from the New Testament. Paul the Apostle mentions Lois, the pious grandmother of Saint Timothy in the Second Epistle to Timothy (commending her for her faith in 2 Timothy 1:5).
Eunice (biblical figure) Depiction of Eunice and Timothy by Henry Lejeune. According to the New Testament, Eunice was the mother of Timothy and influenced his faith in Christ. [1] Born into the Jewish faith, she and her mother Lois accepted Christianity. Eunice is identified by name only in 2 Timothy 1:5, where the author writes to Timothy, "I ...
Genesis[190] Tamar #2 – daughter of King David, and sister of Absalom. Her mother was Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. II Samuel[191] Tamar #3 – daughter of David's son Absalom. II Samuel[192] Taphath – daughter of Solomon [193] Tharbis – according to Josephus, a Cushite princess who married Moses prior to his marriage to ...
In a study conducted by the BibleAsk team in 2024, a comprehensive catalog of names found in the King James Version was compiled and organized into categories such as individuals, geographical locations, national groups, and miscellaneous designations. The team discovered that within the King James Version Bible, a total of 3,418 distinct names ...
Source: Epiphanius of Salamis [35] Names: Martha, Esther, and Salome. Source: Hippolytus of Thebes, Chronicle [36] That Jesus had sisters is mentioned in Mark 6:3 and Matthew 13:55–56, although their exact number is not specified in either gospel. See Brothers of Jesus § Jesus' brothers and sisters.
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The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity.Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.