{"id":18989,"date":"2024-12-21T10:23:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T10:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18989"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:00:34","slug":"lucy-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/lucy-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Staat Lucy in de Bijbel? Nee, het komt van het Latijnse Lucia, wat licht betekent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>No one in the Bible is named Lucy. The name is the English form of Lucia, a Latin name made from lux, &quot;light,&quot; and it became a Christian name through Saint Lucy of Syracuse, a martyr of about 304. The masculine form, Lucius, does appear in the New Testament. Is Lucy a name in the Bible? Neither Lucy nor Lucia, nor the Spanish Luc\u00eda or the French Lucie, appears anywhere in Scripture, whether in the original Hebrew and Greek 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 wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/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 in the Bible is named Lucy. It is the English form of Latin Lucia, from lux, &quot;light,&quot; and the masculine Lucius appears in Acts 13:1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-18989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-names-and-their-biblical-meanings"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18892,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/is-lucille-in-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":18989,"position":0},"title":"Is Lucille in the Bible? No, It Comes from the Latin Word for Light","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"december 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"No one named Lucille appears in the Bible. Lucille is the French form of Lucilla, from Latin lux, \"light\"; the masculine Lucius is in Acts 13:1.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Jacob wrestling with the angel, in the style of Raphael","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00026.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00026.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00026.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00026.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":18917,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/cindy-name-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":18989,"position":1},"title":"Is Cindy in the Bible? 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A mob came to his house in Thessalonica looking for Paul, and he posted bond for men who left that night.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The expulsion from Eden, in the style of Salvador Dal\u00ed","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00279.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00279.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00279.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00279.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19140,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/is-justin-in-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":18989,"position":3},"title":"Is Justin in the Bible? 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