" or "to become." It is used, however, in the sense of being born. Thus,Galatians 4:4, "God sent forth his Son made of a woman," born of a woman.John 8:58, "before Abraham was (born), I am." In this sense it seems to be used here, who was born, or descended from the...
Modern language has, it will be remembered, like names of praise and scorn for England and France, though these (John Bull, the British Lion, Crapaud, and the Gallic Cock) scarcely rise to the level of poetry. “Ariel” has been variously interpreted as “the lion of God,” or “the ...