| The Old Testament is also known as the Hebrew | | | | Mediterranean paves the way to the |
| Bible. Written between 12th and 2nd Centuries | | | | translation of the Jewish Tanakh which is the |
| BC, the bible includes the histories, and | | | | Jewish Bible. And, the Jews started to adapt |
| prophecies of ancient times. Originally, the | | | | the Greek names. Nevertheless, the Septuagint |
| bible was written in classic Hebrew. So, the | | | | which is the Greek version of the Jewish |
| names in the bible are originally in classic | | | | bible contains many Greek names. |
| Hebrew which is also known as biblical | | | | |
| Hebrew. | | | | The New Testament (which is written mostly by |
| | | | Saint Paul) talks about the teachings of |
| The biblical Hebrew is a Semitic language | | | | Jesus and his disciples. The New Testament |
| which is popularly spoken from 1200 BC to 60 | | | | also includes some epistles letters. |
| AD. The biblical Hebrew ceases at the end of | | | | Originally, the New Testament is written in |
| the first temple. The first temple is more | | | | Ancient Greek. The names in the New Testament |
| commonly known as the Solomon Temple. The | | | | are a mix of Hebrew, Greek, and Roman names, |
| temple is mainly for worships and sacrifices. | | | | but many of the names are Hebrew and Aramaic |
| This practice is popularly known as Kobarnot | | | | origin. |
| in Ancient Judaism. | | | | |
| | | | In Hebrew, Israel means a person seeing God |
| The kingdom of Judaism was destroyed. The | | | | as if God perseveres. In Greek, Israel is |
| Jews cease the use of Hebrew language and | | | | divided into three parts. Is means powerful. |
| adapts the use of Aramaic language. The | | | | Ra means king. El means son of God. |
| Aramaic originates from Southwest Asia 1000 | | | | |
| BC. In 20th Century, the Hebrew language | | | | The Jewish, Christian, and some Muslim use |
| comes alive as the language becomes the | | | | the Hebrew names. Nevertheless, Hebrew names |
| official language of the state of Israel. The | | | | are not purely Hebrew in origin. Many Hebrew |
| book of Ezra, and Daniel were written in | | | | names originate from Egyptian, Aramaic, |
| Aramaic in some parts. During the time of | | | | Persian, Greek, Latin, Arabic, Spanish, and |
| Jesus, the Aramaic is the spoken language. | | | | English. |
| Until the time of Islam, the Aramaic remained | | | | |
| the spoken language in the Middle East Asia. | | | | The introduction of Latin into the Hebrew |
| | | | names is thru the Greeks. For example, Jesus |
| The El which means God is dominant in the | | | | and Maria are from Latin origin. |
| Hebrew names like Michael (God like), Daniel | | | | Additionally, some Hebrew names are already |
| (God is my Judge), Joel (willed Jehovah is | | | | Latin like Mark which is Marcus in Latin. |
| God), Noel (birth of God), Raphael (healer of | | | | |
| God), and Gabriel (God is my strength). The | | | | With the rise of Islam, the Arabic become the |
| prefix of Jeho, and Jo are common as well | | | | spoken language in the Middle East Asia. The |
| like Jonathan (Gift from God), and Joseph | | | | Arabic went as far as North Africa. The Quran |
| (God is add). The suffix of Jah and Iah are | | | | which is the Islam Bible contains many Hebrew |
| common as well like Elijah (Jehovah is God), | | | | and Aramaic origin. With some Jewish and |
| and Isaiah (helper of God). | | | | Christian fell into the Arab Islam Rule, the |
| | | | Jewish and Christian adapts some Arabic |
| The rise of the Greek influence on Eastern | | | | names. |