This is, most probably, to be explained as the plural of majesty or excellence, expressing high dignity or greatness: comp. the similar use of plurals of "ba'al" (master) and "adon" (lord). In Ethiopic, Amlak ("lords") is the common name for God. The singular, Eloah (), is ...
I AM hath sent me unto you. And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever...
Thunder is explained in Norse mythology as the sound of Thor’s chariot racing across the sky. (1) Did you know why some people are rich and some are poor? According to a Greek myth, it’s because the Greek god Plutus (Pluto in Roman mythology) is blind. He randomly distributes wealt...
à Luciat (Name of God): GH Aabidandes: Seems to be a mistake for Rabidmadar (or Rabidanadas), introduced in Shah's edition of GV (and subsequently Banner's) (Secret Lore of Magic, p. 81). aadon (angel of the 2nd month): J 1 ...
God our RockJesus had brought up a couple of messianic passages about stones. And several times in 1 Peter and once in 1 Corinthians, we see the title Rock. We'll examine these. It's important to note, however, that the title of Rock was first applied to God in the Old Testament, ...
The name “Diana” references the goddess of Ancient Rome. It means “to shine” and “sky.” It also is known to mean “deity,”“god,”“universe,” or “godlike” in proto-Indo European languages. Further meanings can refer to “luminous,”, “cosmic,”“heavenly,”“divine,”“cel...
provides. But let's sketch the outlines of the story. Abraham and Sarah have been childless until he at the age of 100 and she at 90 become the proud parents of Isaac. Now the elderly couple is enjoying parenthood. I'm guessing that Isaac is 8 or 9 when God speaks to Abraham again...
There are no real "official Muslim names".It's understandable if someone thought of names like "Abdullah(slave of God)" or "Amatullah(female slave of God)"; "Abdurahman(slave of Merciful God)"; "Noor Udeen(light of the religion)", as being "Muslim names". But these are people's na...
Main focus of theBogomilswas the fasting tradition, proclaiming many new ways of cleansing the soul. Bazhan (Bazhana) This name also has the wordBog(a god) as an etymological core. Between the Southern Slavs, there is a version of this name written Bozhan, which means “one that belongs...
Ian is the Scottish version of the English name “John.” Originally, it comes from Hebrew and means “God is gracious.” A slightly different translation renders Ian, “The Lord is gracious.” Both of these rely heavily on the use of the Hebrew “Hen,” or “Henan,’’ which means “...