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Christian saints from the Old Testament

  • MosesThe name Moses appears in the Book of Exodus with a folk etymology explaining its meaning. Pharaoh's daughter named him saying she drew him out of the water.
  • IsaacThe anglicized name Isaac is a transliteration of the Hebrew word that literally means he laughs or will laugh. Ugaritic texts dating from the 13th century…
  • JacobThe name Jacob appears in ancient cuneiform inscriptions spelled ya-ah-qu-ub-el or ya-qu-ub-el. Thutmose III listed a place called Yaqub-Har, Yaqubaal, or…
  • IsaiahIn the 740s BC, Isaiah began his ministry during the reign of Uzziah. This king ruled Judah for fifty-two years in the middle of that century.
  • SolomonIn the year 931 BCE, a kingdom split in two. The Hebrew Bible describes how Solomon died at about fifty-five years of age after ruling for forty years.