Names held significant meaning in Bible times; some even held prophetic importance. The New King James Version explains that Samuel meant ‘heard by God’ (1 Samuel 1:20), Jabez was defined as ‘He will cause pain’ because his mother had a difficult childbirth. (1 Chronicles 4:9-10), Benjamin was named ‘Son of my sorrow’ as his mother was dying during delivery (Genesis 35:18). We learn...
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