by Dr. Mike Evans | Oct 17, 2016 | Blog
Another biblical (very unattractive) creature that is also a biblical character’s first name is ‘chool•da,’ which means a rat. This name is the feminine form of the name ‘cho•led.’ This animal is mentioned in the Bible as an animal once and twice as a female name. We...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Oct 17, 2016 | Blog
Another biblical creature that is also a biblical character’s first name is ‘d’vora,’ bee, and Deborah. Hebrew has only one name for both the prophet and the insect. Deborah wasn’t only a prophet, she was one of the Judges who judged and ruled over Israel at the time...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Oct 17, 2016 | Blog
Another biblical animal that is also a biblical character’s first name is ‘na•chash,’ snake or serpent. Regardless of the name you see in your Bible, Hebrew has only one term for it and it is ‘na•chash,’ snake. In 1833, an anonymous Anglo-Saxon linguist or author was...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Oct 10, 2016 | Blog
Another biblical animal that is also a person’s name is: ‘dov,’ bear. In the Bible, however, it is only an animal’s name, but it became a human male’s first name later in history. Today, bears no longer populate the Land of Israel, but it is mentioned several times in...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Oct 10, 2016 | Blog
Here’s the ‘cha•mor’ in the Bible as an animal: “And Abraham said to his young men, Stay here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come back to you” (Genesis 22:5). Here’s the ‘Cha•mor’ in the Bible as a person: “And Hamor the father of...
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