{"id":11633,"date":"2024-10-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=11633"},"modified":"2026-09-19T21:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T21:56:28","slug":"gisela-biblical-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/gisela-biblical-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Gisela Is Not in the Bible \u2014 but the Spirit Is Called a Deposit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Gisela is not in the Bible. It is Germanic, and it means a pledge \u2014 specifically the kind given by handing over a person. Which turns out to be exactly the image the New Testament uses for the Holy Spirit. What the name means Gisela comes from the Old German element gisal, meaning pledge or hostage. The same root appears in Giselle and in the second part of several older Germanic names. In early medieval Europe this was not a\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\/zh\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/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>Gisela is not in the Bible. It means a pledge \u2014 the image Paul uses three times for the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-11633","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":19143,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/is-jeffrey-in-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":11633,"position":0},"title":"Is Jeffrey in the Bible? No, It Is a Medieval Spelling of Geoffrey","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"18 12 \u6708, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Jeffrey is not in the Bible. 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