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Rachel (Hebrew: רָחֵל, Modern: Raḥel, Tiberian: Rāḫēl, Rāḥēl), meaning "ewe", [1] [2] is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, popularized by the biblical figure Rachel, the wife of Israelite patriarch Jacob.
It was among the top three most popular names for each year since 1953, only falling out of the top five in 2011 for the first time since 1949. [5] In 2014, Michael was the 20th most popular name in Northern Ireland, [6] 27th in Canada [7] and 42nd in Australia. [8] In England and Wales, Michael ranked 53rd in 2011 and 2012. [9]
According to traditional rabbinic biblical chronology, Moses was 80 years old when the Exodus occurred, the Israelites had been in Egypt for 210 years in total, and thus in combination with the rabbinical claim that Jochebed was born on the border of Egypt, as her parents had entered it, this would require Jochebed to have been 130 years old ...
Balthazar, also called Balthasar, Balthassar, and Bithisarea, [1] was, according to Western Christian tradition, one of the three biblical Magi along with Caspar and Melchior who visited the infant Jesus after he was born.
Asa: a Hebrew name meaning healer and/or physician (Ase). Åsa (pronounced "o-sa"): a Swedish name related to one of the most ancient Norse names, referencing Æsir, which means "gods". Asa (pronounced "asha"): a Yoruba language word which means or refers to the 'hawk' bird. Asa (pronounced "aa-saa"): an Igbo Nigerian name with the meaning ...
Amalek (/ ˈ æ m ə l ɛ k /; [1] Biblical Hebrew: עֲמָלֵק , romanized: ʿĂmālēq) is described in the Hebrew Bible as the enemy nation of the Israelites. The name "Amalek" can refer to the descendants of Amalek, the grandson of Esau, or anyone who lived in their territories in Canaan, [2] [3] [4] or North African descendants of ...
Asa: a Hebrew name meaning healer and/or physician (Ase). Åsa (pronounced "o-sa"): a Swedish name related to one of the most ancient Norse names, referencing Æsir, which means "gods". Asa (pronounced "asha"): a Yoruba language word which means or refers to the 'hawk' bird. Asa (pronounced "aa-saa"): an Igbo Nigerian name with the meaning ...
The African Hebrew Israelites in Israel [a] comprise a new religious movement that is now mainly based in Dimona. Officially self-identifying as the African Hebrew Israelite Nation of Jerusalem, they originate from African Americans who immigrated to the State of Israel in the late 1960s.