"The Christian Bible is composed of two collections of books. The Old
Testament contains the legends, histories, laws and prophecies of the
ancient Hebrews, and was written between the 12th and 2nd centuries BC.
The language of the Old Testament is Hebrew, and the majority of its
names are derived from that tongue. Common elements in these names are
el (Michael, Elijah) and jeho-, jo-, -jah, -iah (Joseph, Isaiah), which
all refer to the Hebrew God.
The New Testament relates the
ministry of Jesus and his early followers, and also includes several
epistles (letters) written by Saint Paul and others. It was written in
Greek. It includes a variety of Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Roman names.
There
are many different English translations of the Bible. The lists of
names presented here are based on the Revised English Bible, which drew
from the "best available texts of both Testaments", as well as on two
great reference works, Nave's Topical Bible and Easton's Bible
Dictionary. Though the greater part of the lists is composed of personal
names, a select few place names and personal titles have been included,
especially ones which have come into currency as personal names in
modern times. Names from the Apocrypha have been excluded."
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