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Names play a variety of roles in the Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus ...
. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal
According to the 1st Book of Samuel Chapter 25, Nabal ( ''Nāḇāl'', "fool")
was a rich Calebite, described as harsh and surly. He is featured in a story in which he is threatened by David over an insult, and ultimately killed by God.
Biblica ...
, a foolish man whose name means "fool". Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations, or are used to illustrate prophecies.Lockyer, pp. 11-14
Most popular names
During the period 330 BC – 200 AD, the most common male names inJudea
Judea or Judaea ( or ; from he, יהודה, Standard ''Yəhūda'', Tiberian ''Yehūḏā''; el, Ἰουδαία, ; la, Iūdaea) is an ancient, historic, Biblical Hebrew, contemporaneous Latin, and the modern-day name of the mountainous so ...
or post Kingdom of Israel
The Kingdom of Israel may refer to any of the historical kingdoms of ancient Israel, including:
Fully independent (c. 564 years)
*Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) (1047–931 BCE), the legendary kingdom established by the Israelites and uniting ...
were:
*1. Simon/Simeon
*2. Joseph/Joses
*3. Lazarus
*4. Judah
*5. John
*6. Jesus
*7. Ananias
*8. Jonathan
*9. Matthew/Matthias
*10. Manaen
*11. James
*12. Michael
During this period, the most common female names were:
*1. Mary
*2. Salome
*3. Shelamzion
*4. Martha
*5-6. Joanna and Sapphira (equally common)
*7. Berenice
*8-9. Imma and Mara (equally common)
*10-12. Cyprus, Sarah, and Alexandra
Lists
* List of biblical names starting with A *List of biblical names starting with B
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''B'' 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 ...
* List of biblical names starting with C
* List of biblical names starting with D
* List of biblical names starting with E
*List of biblical names starting with F
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''F'' 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 ...
*List of biblical names starting with G
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''G'' 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 t ...
* List of biblical names starting with H
*List of biblical names starting with I
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''I'' 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 t ...
*List of biblical names starting with J
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 t ...
*List of biblical names starting with K
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''K'' 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 t ...
* List of biblical names starting with L
* List of biblical names starting with M
* List of biblical names starting with N
* List of biblical names starting with O
* List of biblical names starting with P
* List of biblical names starting with Q
*List of biblical names starting with R
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''R'' 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 t ...
*List of biblical names starting with S
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''S'' 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 t ...
* List of biblical names starting with T
* List of biblical names starting with U
*List of biblical names starting with V
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''V'' 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 t ...
* List of biblical names starting with Y
* List of biblical names starting with Z
See also
* Gemstones in the Bible *Genealogies in the Bible
There are various genealogies described in the Bible.
Genesis
The book of Genesis records the descendants of Adam and Eve. The enumerated genealogy in chapters 4, 5, and 11, reports the lineal male descent to Abraham, including the age at ...
* List of major biblical figures
* List of minor Old Testament figures, A–K
*List of minor Old Testament figures, L–Z
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
*List of minor New Testament figures
This list contains persons named in the Bible in the New Testament of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections.
A Abihud
Abihud or Abiud was the son of Zerubbabel according to th ...
* List of biblical places
* List of animals in the Bible
*List of plants in the Bible
This article lists plants referenced in The Bible, ordered alphabetically by English common/colloquial name. For plants whose identities are unconfirmed or debated the most probable species is listed first. Plants named in the Old Testament (Hebr ...
* List of women in the Bible
*List of names for the biblical nameless
This list provides names given in history and traditions for people who appear to be unnamed in the Bible.
Hebrew Bible Serpent of Genesis
Revelation 12 identifies the serpent with Satan, unlike the pseudepigraphical-apocryphal Apocalypse of ...
* List of modern names for biblical place names
*'' Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible'' – for which later editions contain ''A complete list of Scripture Proper Names as in the Authorised and Revised Versions, showing their modern pronunciation and the exact form of the original Hebrew'' by Wm. B. Stevenson.
* Theophory
References
Further reading
*Comay, Joan, ''Who's Who in the Old Testament'', Oxford University Press, 1971, *Elwell, Walter A., ''Evangelical Dictionary of Theology'', Baker Publishing Group, 1984, ISB 9781441200303 *Lockyer, Herbert, ''All the men of the Bible'', Zondervan Publishing House (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1958 *Lockyer, Herbert, ''All the women of the Bible'', Zondervan Publishing 1988, *Lockyer, Herbert, ''All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible'', Zondervan Publishing 1988, *Tischler, Nancy M., ''All things in the Bible: an encyclopedia of the biblical world '', Greenwood Publishing, Westport, Conn. : 2006External links
* *Nave's Topical Bible
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