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A thousand in Scripture means more than you can count — the cattle on a thousand hills, and love to a thousand generations.
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Scripture gives no meaning to a dream of blood. What blood means in the Bible is life handed over — and a mark on a door that means the house is safe.
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Landon is not in the Bible. It means a long hill — and Scripture takes the naming of ground very seriously.
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Alice is not in the Bible, and the most famous Alice is invented — like the Good Samaritan, who is truer than most people who actually lived.
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Britney is not in the Bible. It comes from Brittany, a region named for people who had to leave home.
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Ellie is not in the Bible; it shortens Eleanor, Ellen or Elizabeth, and only Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, is in Scripture.
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Yes. The Amish pay income, sales, property and school taxes; most are exempt from Social Security and Medicare taxes under federal law.
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Allison is not in the Bible. It means “of noble kind” — and Scripture hands that title to people who were born with no rank at all.
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Explore the historical origins, theological differences, and efforts towards unity between Byzantine and Roman Catholic Churches, highlighting their distinctive practices and influences.
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Lamar is not in the Bible. It comes from a Norman place name, Old French la mare, “the pool,” and it is not related to Lamech in Genesis.
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Fifty-two carries no symbolic meaning — but it rebuilt a wall in Nehemiah and measured a reign that lasted until the king became powerful.
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Explore the spiritual significance of numbers in the Bible and discover the potential symbolism of 511 through biblical reflection.
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No one named Blake appears in the Bible. Blake is an English surname from Old English words for black and pale, and it has no Hebrew meaning.
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Explore how Amish and Mennonite dress codes differ, informed by biblical principles like modesty and nonconformity, impacting community identity.
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Explore the spiritual significance of the number 18 in the Bible, its symbolic meanings, and key biblical references.
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Gwen is not in the Bible: it is Welsh, the feminine of gwyn, “white, blessed,” the word the Welsh Bible uses for “Blessed are” in the Beatitudes.
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Discover how April’s themes of renewal and new beginnings connect with biblical events, figures, and Christian traditions in this exploration.
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No one named Devon appears in the Bible. Devon is a form of Devin, from an Irish or English surname, and recalls the English county named after the Dumnonii.
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