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This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with H 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.
An ancient belief held that a child born of an elderly mother who had given up hope of having offspring was destined for great things. Parallels occur in the Hebrew Bible in the case of Sarah , the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac ; Hannah , the mother of Samuel ; [ 4 ] and in the New Testament in the case of the parents of John the Baptist .
Anna (Hebrew: חַנָּה, Ḥana; Ancient Greek: Ἄννα, Ánna), distinguished as Anna the Prophetess, is a woman mentioned in the Gospel of Luke.According to that Gospel, she was an elderly woman of the Tribe of Asher who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem.
Attributes: Birth of Mary, by her mother Saint Anne: Patronage: Senglea, Malta as Virgin of Nativity; Mellieħa, Malta; Naxxar, Malta; Xagħra, Gozo; Cuba as Our Lady of Charity; Borongan, Philippines; Vailankanni, India as Our Lady of Good Health; Pampanga, Philippines – Virgin of Remedies; Egypt as Our Lady of Zeitoun; order of Slaves of the Immaculate Child; order of Sisters of Charity of ...
Name in Hebrew reads שלומית (Shlomit) and is derived from Shalom שלום, meaning "peace". Matthew, Mark [173] [174] Salome #2 – a follower of Jesus present at his crucifixion as well as the empty tomb. Mark [175] Samaritan woman at the well, or Photine is a well known figure from the Gospel of John; Sapphira – Acts [176]
Saint Anne is patroness of unmarried women, housewives, women in labor or who want to be pregnant, grandmothers, mothers and educators. She is also a patroness of horseback riders, cabinet-makers [16] and miners. As the mother of Mary, this devotion to Saint Anne as the patron of miners arises from the medieval comparison between Mary and ...
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Jesus held women personally responsible for their own behavior as seen in his dealings with the woman at the well (John 4:16–18), the woman taken in adultery (John 8:10–11), and the sinful woman who anointed his feet (Luke 7:44–50 and the other three gospels). Jesus dealt with each as having the personal freedom and enough self ...