{"id":19141,"date":"2025-01-25T13:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T13:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=19141"},"modified":"2026-09-19T16:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T16:09:47","slug":"brian-name-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/brian-name-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30d6\u30e9\u30a4\u30a2\u30f3\u306f\u8056\u66f8\u306b\u767b\u5834\u3057\u306a\u3044\uff1a\u300c\u9ad8\u8cb4\u300d\u3092\u610f\u5473\u3059\u308b\u30a2\u30a4\u30eb\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9\u306e\u540d\u524d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Is Brian in the Bible? No. The name Brian does not appear anywhere in the Bible \u2014 not in the Old Testament, not in the New Testament, not in any of its original languages. Brian is Irish, not Hebrew or Greek. It comes from a different people, a different time, and a different tongue. But the absence of a name from Scripture says nothing about the person who carries it. God does not love us according to our names. He\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\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/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>Explore the meaning of the name Brian, its Celtic origins, and its spiritual significance in Christian faith. Discover biblical themes of nobility and elevation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-19141","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":11551,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/brianna-biblical-meaning\/","url_meta":{"origin":19141,"position":0},"title":"Brianna Is Not in the Bible \u2014 and Its Meaning Is Not Settled","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"10\u6708 29, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Brianna is not in the Bible and its root is uncertain \u2014 \"noble\" is a later smoothing. 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