Breaking The Jewish Code Perry Stone

Zacharias, that he would father a son named John. Nine months later the people chose to name the newborn after his father. Zacharias refused and insisted on giving his only son the name revealed by the angel—the name John (Luke 1:59– 63). John’s name is derived from the Hebrew Yochanan , meaning, “God is gracious.” At conception, Mary was informed that her son’s name would be Jesus, or Yeshua in Hebrew (Luke 1:31), meaning, “salvation.” In ancient Israel, children born in times of national disaster or calamity were often named as a reminder of that tragedy. In the days of Eli the high priest, the ark of the covenant was seized, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain in battle (1 Sam. 4:11). Phinehas’s wife began travailing in childbirth after hearing the news. She named the son Ichabod , meaning the glory of God had departed, because the ark of God was captured (1Sam. 4:21).2 Naming Your Children When selecting a name for your child, parents should understand the meaning of the name. After the birth of our son, my wife and I selected the name Jonathan, which means, “Jehovah has given.” My son’s middle name is Gabriel, commemorating the angel who announced Christ’s birth. (We brought him home on Christmas day!) Twelve years before my daughter was born, I saw her in a dream, and she told me her name. It was Amanda, meaning, “she who must be loved.” This is the name we gave her twelve years after the dream on August 2, 2001, the day she was born.