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Much in a Name
Names meant much in Bible times. "Thou shalt
call his name JESUS," Joseph was told in a dream, "for he shall save his people
from their sins" (Matthew 1:21). Eve called her firstborn son Cain, and said, "I
have gotten a man from the Lord (Genesis 4:1). Below are 10 instances of sons
being named for special reasons. Each name filled in correctly is worth 10
points. With a score of 90 you may call yourself, Aneas, meaning praiseworthy,
or Esther, meaning star.
1. Eve called her son __________, saying he was
given in place of another who was slain.
2. A princess adopted a child and named him __________, because he was drawn out
of the water.
3. Leah said, "A troop cometh," and she called the child __________.
4. Hannah called her son __________ saying, "Because I have asked him of the
Lord."
5. Joseph called his son __________, "For God hath caused me to be fruitful in
the land of my affliction."
6. Moses called his son __________, for he said; "I have been a stranger in a
strange land."
7. Rachel named her son __________ and said, "The Lord shall add to me another
son."
8. David called his son __________ which means "peaceful." The son had a long,
peaceful reign.
9. Elizabeth named her son __________, though there was no one with that name in
the family.
10. Isaac's son was named __________, which means "hairy."
Answers
1. Seth...Genesis 4:25
2. Moses...Exodus 2:10
3. Gad...Genesis 30:11
4. Samuel...1st Samuel 1:20
5. Ephraim...Genesis 41:52
6. Gershom...Exodus 2:22
7. Joseph...Genesis 30:22-24
8. Solomon...2nd Samuel 12:24
9. John...Luke 1:59-62
10. Esau...Genesis 25:25
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