{"id":9106,"date":"2024-08-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=9106"},"modified":"2026-09-19T18:25:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T18:25:22","slug":"meaning-of-richard-in-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/meaning-of-richard-in-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Is Not in the Bible \u2014 It Means &#8220;Brave Ruler&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Richard is not in the Bible. It is Old German \u2014 rih, ruler or king, joined to hart, hard, firm, brave. A brave ruler, or a hard one, depending on how the day went. Three kings of England have carried it, and their reputations make an unusually good argument about what Scripture actually asks of people in charge. What does the name Richard mean? Brave ruler. The first element gives us the same root behind Reich and behind the -ric\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>Richard is not in the Bible. It means &quot;brave ruler&quot; \u2014 and Scripture measures rulers not by courage but by how the poorest fared under them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":104481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-9106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9114,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/henry-name-biblical-meaning\/","url_meta":{"origin":9106,"position":0},"title":"Henry Is Not in the Bible \u2014 It Means &#8220;Home Ruler&#8221;","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"14 9 \u6708, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Henry is Germanic for \"home ruler\" \u2014 and Paul puts the household before the pulpit. Henry VIII ruled England and could not rule a home.","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cBible Study\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Bible Study","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/category\/bible-study\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00404.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_00404.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00404.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00404.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20925,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/leonardo-name-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":9106,"position":1},"title":"Leonardo Is Not in the Bible \u2014 It Means &#8220;Brave Lion&#8221;","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"17 12 \u6708, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Leonardo is not in the Bible. 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