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The third-century pseudo-Clementine homily refers to her name as Justa and her daughter's name as Berenice. [4] In art, one or more dogs (otherwise unusual in New Testament scenes) are very often shown; Tobias and the Angel is the only other biblical subject in art to typically include a dog. More rarely the stricken daughter is seen.
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 .
Baasha, boldness, offensive, he who lays waste[3] Babel, confusion; mixture[4] gate of God[5] Babylon, Gate Of The Deity, anointment or consecration or confusion or mixing[6] Baca. Bahurim. Bajith. Bakbakkar, diligent searcher[3] Bakbuk, a flagon, hollow[3] Bakbukiah, wasted by Jehovah, effusion of Jehovah[3]
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 ...
The Three Wise Men are given the names Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar in this late 6th century mosaic from the Basilica of Saint Apollinarius in Ravenna, Italy. Names: Balthasar, Melqon, Gaspar. Source: Armenisches Kindheitsevangelium[33] Names: Balthasar, Melchior, and Caspar (or Gaspar) Source: European folklore.
Women in the Bible are wives, mothers and daughters, servants, slaves and prostitutes. As both victors and victims, some women in the Bible change the course of important events while others are powerless to affect even their destinies. The majority of women in the Bible are anonymous and unnamed. Individual portraits of various women in the ...
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with N 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.
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 ...