{"id":18897,"date":"2024-12-07T02:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T02:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18897"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:34:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:34:35","slug":"is-cory-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/is-cory-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Cory in the Bible? No, It Began as an English and Irish Surname"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>No one named Cory appears in the Bible. Cory, often spelled Corey, began as a surname. In England it came from the Old Norse personal name K\u00f3ri, whose meaning is unknown; in Ireland it is one of the English forms of \u00d3 Comhraidhe. It became a common first name in the United States after 1968. Is the name Cory in the Bible? Cory does not occur in the Hebrew of the Old Testament, the Greek of the New Testament or\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No one named Cory appears in the Bible. Cory began as an English and Irish surname and spread as a first name after the 1968 TV series Julia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-18897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-names-and-their-biblical-meanings"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19131,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/is-jennifer-in-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":18897,"position":0},"title":"Jennifer Is Not in the Bible \u2014 and It Means &#8220;White Phantom&#8221;","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u062f\u064a\u0633\u0645\u0628\u0631 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Jennifer is not in the Bible, and it does not mean \"fair one.\" It is the Cornish Guinevere \u2014 white phantom.","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00619.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00619.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00619.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00619.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11621,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/meaning-of-lawrence-in-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":18897,"position":1},"title":"Lawrence Is Not in the Bible \u2014 It Means &#8220;From Laurentum&#8221;","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u062f\u064a\u0633\u0645\u0628\u0631 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Lawrence is not in the Bible. 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