a question from the Jews: why don't you put the name Moses on your boys?
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Jews do name sons Moses. Its just that it doesn't sound or look like that because Moses is the English version. Moishe is the Jewish name for Moses. Its like the difference between, say, the English name Peter and the Spanish name  Pedro. Looks different, sounds different, but its the same name. An example of a Jewish man in modern times who was named for Moses would be Moishe Howard. They called him Moe for short. He was part of a comedy team ... Curly, Larry, and Moe ... The Three Stooges. ;-)
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It's a culture. Why do French people name their kids Jacques and Francoise? Germans name their kids Hans and Ute? Spanish speakers Carlos and Pilar? Just respect and accept.
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For some Jewish traditions you must never write the name of God or say it, as you must never take his name in vain. For other's it can be disrespect as it is their refusal to say God.
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Superstition.\n\nIt's not exactly wrong to call the Almighty by the impersonal "God", just as it's not wrong to call one's offspring "Child". If we want a familiar and close relationship, however, it makes sense to use the personal name of someone we love. The Scriptures encourage us to use God's personal name.\n\nThe Hebrew name “Yahweh” (or “Yehowah”) does seem to accurately pronounce the divine name. Just as the Hebrew name “Yeshua” (or “Yehoshua”) is translated into “Jesus” in English, the Hebrew name “Yahweh” is translated into “Jehovah” in English.\n\nSome argumentative persons will argue that the Hebrew name “Yahweh” must only be translated into English as “I am what I am”. Yet such troublemakers fail to explain why they do not translate the Hebrew name “Yeshua” into English as “Jehovah is Salvation” or “I am what I am is Salvation”, which of course their small-minded literalism must surely require with regard to the name we know as “Jesus”.\n\nThe important thing is to use God’s personal name in whatever language you speak, rather than insisting upon the impersonal! The name “Yahweh” is certainly preferable to the non-name “God” or “Lord”.\n\n(Psalms 83:18) That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth\n\n(John 17:26) [Jesus said] I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them
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Here is a good list of Jewish surnames and what biblical name that are derived from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_surnames\n\nI also find it interesting, doesn't mean that I'm racist either. Jewish history and culture are fascinating and teach us valuable lessons.
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I would never use the name Adolf because it is the name of one of the most despicable and evil men in history. \n\nJudas isn't a good idea either with the biblical betrayal. However, there has been a part of the scripture that was found that alludes to Judas' betrayal being requested by Jesus, so maybe that name won't be such a bad idea later.\n\nHannibal isn't that big of a deal because was just a military figure in ancient times, but because of the connotation it has due to "Silence of the Lambs," it's probably just a good idea to not consider it.\n\nI'd just steer clear of names that have been tied to generally evil people.
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I'm with you here... I am Italian, and my son's father is black... and we decided to name the baby Calvin.\n\nHis father's family had a FIT.... they didn't think it was ethnic enough. They wanted me to name him DeShawn or Dante...\n\nI wanted my son to have the same chance at getting a job as everyone else.. because I know racism exists in the hiring practices of many workplaces. Naming my son "DeShawn" would be just ASKING for trouble... in the same way, I wouldn't name him "Rocco" or "Tony" or anything super-Italian, either, for the same reason.\n\nAs a sidenote: My roommate's name is Shakita, and she HATES it.. she says it causes her no end of headaches, because people assume she's this ghettofied, finger-snapping mama.. she's not, of course.
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AHAHa I must admit I said Moses at first, even though, of course it was Noah. I also tried it on my sister, and she said Moses too. It's funny how it makes you automatically think Moses eh? =D
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It's not exactly wrong to call the Almighty by the impersonal "God", just as it's not wrong to call one's offspring "Child". If we want a familiar and close relationship, however, it makes sense to use the personal name of someone we love. In English, God's name is “Jehovah”  and his Son's name is “Jesus”.\n\nThe Hebrew name “Yahweh” (or “Yehowah”) expresses the divine name perhaps more accurately with its original Hebrew pronunciation. But just as the Hebrew name “Yeshua” (or “Yehoshua”) is translated into “Jesus” in English, the Hebrew name “Yahweh” is translated into “Jehovah” in English. \n\nSome argumentative persons will argue that the Hebrew name “Yahweh” must only be translated into English as “I am what I am”. Yet such troublemakers fail to explain why they do not translate the Hebrew name “Yeshua” into English as “Jehovah is Salvation” or “I am what I am is Salvation”, which of course their small-minded literalism must surely require with regard to the name we know as “Jesus”.\n\nThe important thing is to use God’s personal name in whatever language you speak, rather than insisting upon the impersonal! Even the Hebrew name “Yahweh” is certainly preferable to the non-name “God”, and the name “Yeshua” is certainly preferable to the non-name “Son”\n\nPs 83:18 That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth
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G-d cannot have human attributes, and any mention of human attributes to desribe G-d is understood as a metaphor.  We Jews do not believe that G-d can have a son! \nThat just doesn't make any sense to us.
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This question has been asked before, and I've answered it a dozen times.  In the Old Testament, the Hebrew is YHWH, it means "I am" (ie., without a name).  For example, Moses asked God what is name was and what he should tell Pharaoh it was.  God replies, "Tell him, I am."  God does not need a name.
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The best way to handle this is we all learn to speak and read hebrew and greek in less i'm mistaken is what language the Word was written.Then we will call His name correctly. I call Him(God-Allah ) Daddy so am I wrong? I think as long as you call on him and are respectable that is what truly matters. Oh yeah great info!!!!!!!
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Most Jewish names are relative to what their profession was when they came to america. For the most part the immigration officials couldnt pronounce their proper name and so they would make their name the same as what their profession was. For example a goldsmith would be known as Abe Gold because that was what he worked with.
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I do not know if Christianity does this differently, but, in Judaism, we bury objects with God's name on them.  If it's respectful enough for humans, it's probably good enough for Bibles.
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Jesus is a Roman name.  Jesus never had a known Hebrew name, which seems very strange for a person that was supposed to be Jewish and G-d!\n\nSome people try and take his name and create a Jewish name for him, like Yeshua, but this is innacurate and a fraud.  You can't work backwards!
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Because we don't hear the word Jew in a positive light often enough.  For most of my life I was afraid it was offensive to ask if someone were a Jew -- I always used "Jewish" instead.  When I first started attending classes to learn about Judaism, it was like a breath of fresh air to hear people referring to themselves and others as Jews.  I'm now a Jew-by-choice and am proud to call myself a Jew!\n.
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Well, I believe that they wouldn't want the people to hate anyone, but with something a bit petty like that, I don't think they would mind. But don't get me wrong, it's wrong for them to hate Jews or anyone and Moses and Jesus>>>though they were Jews<<< would bring that up to them. But anyone can rever them.