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  • From: TedBro AT aol.com
  • To: jaihare AT gmail.com, b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Theophoric Names
  • Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:03:35 EST

Hi, All:

In ancient times, people's names often carried an imbedded divine name or
attribute. Elizabeth and Israel are examples of El, God at the beginning and
end of human names. Jehonatan and Isaiah are examples of imbedded YHWH or
YH. There are also more than a few examples of Baal being used in personal
names, e.g. Jonathan's son Merib-baal.

If you want to see something most interesting, yielding some insight into
the mind set of the scribes, check out the origins and occurences of
Ishbosheth.

I hope this overview provides clear evidence that the inclusion of a
theophoric element in a personal name does not indicate anything about the
divine status of the bearer as a god, messiah, priest or prophet.

_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophoric_name_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophoric_name)

Warm Regards,
Ted Brownstein




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