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Hello, Pilgrims:
I have been silent for quite a while because I have a demanding secular job to attend to. But, here I am. There are two parts to my lesson today. One is that there are some things that can be learned about the Bible by going to Google. The first example of that appears below in the lists of the meaning of the names of people, angels and places. Notice the the names of people who are quite familiar to you are indicative of the role that these people play in the Bible stories that we know.
Jesus = Savior. Elizabeth = God is my oath. Eve = mother. John = the Lord has been gracious, etc.
Then, there are things that can be learned only by feeling the spirituality of the land beneath your toes, seeing its beauty in your eyes, smelling its air through your nose, hearing its noises in your ears and feeling God's message from its sky entering your heart and soul. Enjoy this message and make it happen in your life by registering your reservation today. The form appears at the end of the itinerary to be found by clicking here or by calling 800-566-7499.
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Enjoy the definitions that follow below.
The Message in the Name of the Saints and places of the Bible
PEOPLE
Aaron: mountain of strength, illuminator
Abel: acquired
Abraham: father of a multitude
Adam: man
Andrew: a strong man
Cain: brought forth; acquired
Daniel: God is my judge
David: beloved
Deborah: Bee
Elijah: whose God is The Lord
Elisha: God his salvation
Elizabeth: God is my oath
Esther: a star
Eve: mother
Ezekiel: Strength of God
Gideon: feller or hewer
Hannah: Grace; favor
Isaac: laughter
Isaiah: God is my salvation
Ishmael: God hears
Israel: He who has striven with God
Jacob: one who follows on another's heels; supplanter
Jeremiah: The Lord exalts
Jesus: From Yeshua, God is savior
John: The Lord has been gracious
Joseph: may God add
Joshua: From Yeshua, God is savior
Judah: praise
Luke: beloved
Manoah: Place of rest
Mary: from Hebrew Miriam, meaning God's gift
Nathaniel: God has given
Noah: comfort
Rebekah: a noose
Samuel: heard of God
Sarah: princess
Saul: Prayed for; requested
Solomon: peaceful
Thomas: Twin
Zacariah: The Lord recalled
Zaccheus: The Lord recalled
ANGELS
Gabriel: God is my strength
Michael: Who is like God? (In a reverential tone)
Raphael: God has healed/Healing God
PLACES
Bethany: House of figs
Bethlehem: House of bread
Capharnaum: Nahum's village / Nahum means "comforter"
Carmel: Garden; orchard
Emmaus: Warm spring (?); Redeem (?) Disputed/unsure
En Kerem: Spring of the vineyard
Hebron: Binding friendship place
Galilee: Circuit; circle (?)
Gethsemane: Oil press
Israel: He who has striven with God
Jericho: Fragrant
Jerusalem: City of peace
Kidron: To become black (?) a brook
Kumran (Qumran): Unknown
Nazareth: Shoot or sprout
Yad Vashem: "A name and a place" to describe a place to remember those who were buried anonymously, or not buried at all. The name given to the holocaust museum in Jerusalem.
