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Justin asks:
Why do Bible people have such funny names?
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 Denny answers:
The people in Bible times didn't think their names sounded funny. Their entire language sounded different than ours. If they heard our names, they would probably think our names sound funny!
When the Bible was written thousands of years ago, Jewish people chose names for their children very carefully. Each name had a special meaning. Often, parents gave their child a name that told of their hopes for their child. For example, if they wanted their baby to become a lover of God, they might name him Jedidiah, which means "lover of God." God told some parents what to name their child, in order to give a special message. God even changed some people's names, like He did for Abram and Jacob, to show them His plan.
Bible Truth
- "'She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.' All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel' - which means, 'God with us'" (Matthew 1:21-23).
- "Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, 'As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations'" (Genesis 17:3-5).
- "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6).
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