What's In A Name?
Names mean a great deal to us. You only have to observe a young couple deliberating over the name of a newborn. The thought (and hopefully the prayer) that goes into such a decision shows the importance of our name. However, though we value our names today, it's nothing in comparison to what names meant in Hebrew culture - particularly in the Old Testament, but also in the New. In those days, enshrined within any name was meaning. When you gave a child a name, it meant something - it could even mean something regarding revelation...
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