{"id":20961,"date":"2024-12-18T22:24:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T22:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=20961"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:14:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:14:34","slug":"is-amanda-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/is-amanda-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"\u963f\u66fc\u8fbe\uff08Amanda\uff09\u4e0d\u5728\u5723\u7ecf\u4e2d\uff1a\u4e00\u4e2a\u610f\u4e3a\u201c\u503c\u5f97\u7231\u201d\u7684\u540d\u5b57"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Is Amanda in the Bible? No. The name Amanda does not appear in the Bible. It is not Hebrew, not Aramaic, not Greek. Amanda is Latin \u2014 it comes from the verb amare, &quot;to love&quot; \u2014 and it did not exist as a given name until centuries after the last books of Scripture were written. But of all the names that are absent from the Bible, Amanda may be the one whose meaning is closest to the Bible&#039;s heart. 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 wp-element-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>Explore the name Amanda in relation to biblical texts, its Latin origins, spiritual significance, and related biblical names and themes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-20961","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":18877,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/amy-bible-presence\/","url_meta":{"origin":20961,"position":0},"title":"Is Amy in the Bible? 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